Patent ID: 8399516

Claim:
An omega-3 lipid compound of formula (I): wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and are chosen from hydrogen, an alkyl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an alkylthio group, a carboxy group, an alkylsulfinyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, and an alkylamino group; X is chosen from a carboxylic acid, a salt thereof, or a derivative thereof, wherein the derivative is a phospholipid, triglyceride, diglyceride, or monoglyceride; an ethyl carboxylate; a carboxylic anhydride; and a carboxamide; and Y is chosen from a C 16 to C 22 alkene with two or more double bonds, having E and/or Z configuration; with the provisos that: R 1 and R 2 are not simultaneously hydrogen or fluorine; and the compound of formula (1) is not: a 2-substituted (all-Z)-4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid in the form of a carboxylic acid, a carboxylate, a carboxylic anhydride or a carboxamide; α-methyl 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid, or its ethyl ester; α-methyl-5,8,11,14,17 eicosapentaenoic acid, or its ethyl ester; α-ethyl-5,8,11,14,17 eicosapentaenoic acid, or its ethyl ester; 2,2-dimethyl-5,8,11,14,17 eicosapentaenoic acid, or its ethyl ester; (all-Z)-2-benzyl-5,8,11,14,17 eicosapentaenoic acid, or its ethyl ester; or (all-Z)-2-carboxy-6,9,12,15,18,21-tetracosahexaenoic acid.