arachidonic acid

Scientific Name	CAS Registry No.
5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid	506-32-1
Molecular Name	Common Name
C20 H32 O2	arachidonic acid
Other Names
(all-Z)-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid; 5,8,11,14-all-cis-eicosatetraenoic acid
2-D Structure

Biosynthetic Pathway
(all-Z)-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid; 5,8,11,14-all-cis-eicosatetraenoic acid
Distribution in...
Tissues	Lipid Classes
Common to all tissues	Present in all lipid classes and particularly enriched in cholesterol esters, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylethanolamine.
Bioactive Products	Dietary Sources
Series-2 Prostaglandins; Series-4 Leukotrienes	Fats of land animals; brain, liver, glandular and egg lipids, animal foods
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