Preferred Label : arachidonic acid;
MeSH 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.;
MeSH synonym : vitamin f; (all-z)-5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid;
CISMeF synonym : icosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenoic acid;
MeSH hyponym : arachidonic acid, sodium salt; arachidonic acid, cerium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, (all-Z)-Isomer, 1-(14)C-Labeled; arachidonic acid, sodium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, lithium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, ammonium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, cesium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, zinc salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, (all-Z)-isomer, 3H-Labeled; arachidonic acid, potassium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; Sodium Arachidonate; Arachidonate, Sodium;
MeSH CAS label : 5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, (all-Z)-;
MeSH Related Number : arachidonic acid, ammonium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, zinc salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, lithium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, (all-Z)-Isomer, 1-(14)C-Labeled; arachidonic acid, cerium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, cesium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, potassium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, sodium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer; arachidonic acid, (all-Z)-isomer, 3H-Labeled; 123301-27-9 (Cs salt (all-Z)-isomer); 123301-28-0 (Ce salt (all-Z)-isomer); 123302-26-8 (In salt (all-Z)-isomer); 13103-38-3 (K salt (all-Z)-isomer); 3435-81-2 (1-(14)C-labeled cpd (all-Z)-isomer); 49664-88-2 (NH3 salt (all-Z)-isomer); 506-32-1 (Arachidonic acid); 65388-02-5 (Zn salt (all-Z)-isomer); 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);
Registry Number MeSH : 506-32-1;
Related CAS MeSH : 13103-38-3 (Arachidonic acid, potassium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer); 6610-25-9 (Arachidonic acid, sodium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer); 71431-27-1 (Arachidonic acid, (all-Z)-isomer, 3H-Labeled); 49664-88-2 (Arachidonic acid, ammonium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer); 65388-02-5 (Arachidonic acid, zinc salt, (all-Z)-Isomer); 97011-20-6 (Arachidonic acid, lithium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer); 3435-81-2 (Arachidonic acid, (all-Z)-Isomer, 1-(14)C-Labeled); 123301-28-0 (Arachidonic acid, cerium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer); 123301-27-9 (Arachidonic acid, cesium salt, (all-Z)-Isomer);
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with ARACHIDONIC ACIDS;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachidonic acid;
Codes EINECS : 208-033-4;
Is substance : O;
UNII : 27YG812J1I;
InChIKey : YZXBAPSDXZZRGB-DOFZRALJSA-N;
Origin ID : D016718;
UMLS CUI : C0003695;
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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.
