| abstract |
Methods are disclosed for the preparation of a new class of lipid mediators known as resolvins, with Resolvin D6 (4,17-dihydroxy-5E,7Z,10Z,13Z,15E,19Z-docosahexaenoic acid) being exemplary. Also disclosed are methods for the efficient synthesis of key intermediates in the preparation of such resolvins, such as isotopically labeled ω-3 fatty acid metabolites, and derivatives and analogs thereof. The invention likewise extends to the intermediates so prepared, and to the resolvins prepared with their use. |