{{Short description|Essential fatty acid metabolite used as potential indicator for oxidative stress}} [[File:Neurofuran.svg|thumb|right|Chemical structure of an example neurofuran derived from the fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)]] '''Neurofurans''' are 22-carbon compounds formed nonenzymatically by free radical mediated peroxidation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an ω-3 essential fatty acid. The neurofurans are similar to the isofurans and are formed under similar conditions of oxidative stress, containing a substituted tetrahydrofuran ring. Measurement of the neurofurans may ultimately prove useful in diagnosis, timing, and selection of dosages in the treatment and chemoprevention of neurodegenerative disease.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Song WL |author2=Lawson JA |author3=Reilly D |author4=Rokach J |author5=Chang CT |author6=Giasson B |author7=FitzGerald GA. |name-list-style=amp |journal= J Biol Chem |year= 2007 |title= Neurofurans: Novel indices of oxidant stress derived from docosahexaenoic acid |doi = 10.1074/jbc.M706124200 |pmid = 17921521 |volume= 283 |pages= 6–16 |issue = 1 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
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Category:Docosanoids
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