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arachidonate; arachidonic acid [C20:4w6, ARA]

[C20:4w6] Essential fatty acid. 4 cis double bonds. Gives rise to prostaglandins of the 3 series, i.e. PDE2, PGD2, PGF2-alpha & thromboxane A2. Binds oxoeicosanoid receptor 1

Interactions

molecular events

Related

arachidonate cascade fatty acid composition of brain

Specific

12-hydroperoxy-eicosatetraenoate 12-hydroxy-eicosatetraenoate 15-hydroperoxy-eicosatetraenoate 15-hydroxy-eicosatetraenoate 5-hydroperoxy-eicosatetraenoate 5-hydroxy-eicosatetraenoate anandamide hepoxilin A3 (HxA3) leukotriene A4 leukotriene B4 leukotriene C4 leukotriene D4 leukotriene E4 leukotriene F4 prostaglandin A2 prostaglandin D1 prostaglandin D2 prostaglandin E2 (PGE2, dinoprostone, Prepidil, Cervidil) prostaglandin F2-alpha; dinoprost (Lutalyse) prostaglandin G2 prostaglandin H2 prostaglandin I2 thromboxane A2 thromboxane B2

General

fatty acid, omega-6

Properties

COMPARTMENT: membrane SIZE: MW = 304.5 G/MOL

Database Correlations

PUBCHEM correlations

References

UniProt :accession Q8TDS5