Fatty acids are organic acids with at least one carboxyl (-C(=O)OH, -COOH or -CO2H) group and a long carbon chain that can be joined by double bonds, as in unsaturated fatty acids, or single bonds ...

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of California ...

and colesevelam), niacin (nicotinic acid), fibric acid derivatives (fenofibrate, gemfibrozil), and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (simvastatin, pravastatin, and atorvastatin, commonly referred to as ...

The omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) effectively lower triglyceride (TG) levels. In patients with persistent elevation of TG levels (>200 mg/dl [2.26 ...