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... > Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Eicosanoids > Arachidonic Acids > Arachidonic Acid
... > Biological Factors > Inflammation Mediators > Autacoids > Eicosanoids > Arachidonic Acids > Arachidonic Acid
... > Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Essential > Arachidonic Acids > Arachidonic Acid

Preferred term

Arachidonic Acid  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An unsaturated, essential fatty acid. It is found in animal and human fat as well as in the liver, brain, and glandular organs, and is a constituent of animal phosphatides. It is formed by the synthesis from dietary linoleic acid and is a precursor in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 27YG812J1I
  • 5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, (all-Z)-
  • 6610-25-9 (Na salt (all-Z)-isomer)
  • 71431-27-1 (3H-labeled cpd (all-Z)-isomer)
  • 7771-44-0 (cpd without isomeric designation)
  • 97011-20-6 (Li salt (all-Z)-isomer)
  • (all-Z)-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid
  • Vitamin F

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Acide arachidonique

    French

  • 27YG812J1I
  • 5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, (all-Z)-
  • 6610-25-9 (Na salt (all-Z)-isomer)
  • 71431-27-1 (3H-labeled cpd (all-Z)-isomer)
  • 7771-44-0 (cpd without isomeric designation)
  • 97011-20-6 (Li salt (all-Z)-isomer)
  • Arachidonique, acide

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BGTZ0MXM-1

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