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Arachidonic acid (AA,
sometimes ARA) is a
polyunsaturated omega-6
fatty acid 20:4(ω-6), or 20:4(5,8,11,14). It is
structurally related to the saturated...
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pathways in the
human body.
Arachidonic acid (AA) is a 20-carbon omega-6
essential fatty acid. It sits at the head of the "
arachidonic acid cascade,"
which initiates...
- non-enzymatic
oxidation of
arachidonic acid or
other polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that are,
similar to
arachidonic acid,
around 20
carbon units...
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other animals. They are
derived enzymatically from the
fatty acid
arachidonic acid.
Every prostaglandin contains 20
carbon atoms,
including a 5-carbon...
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arachidonic acid to
prostaglandin H2, an
important precursor of prostacyclin,
which is
expressed in inflammation. PTGS2 (COX-2),
converts arachidonic...
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roles for the
Cytochrome P450 (P450)
enzymes in the
metabolism of
arachidonic acid (AA) and of the
physiological and
pathophysiological importance...
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including thromboxane and
prostaglandins such as prostacyclin, from
arachidonic acid. A
member of the animal-type heme
peroxidase family, it is also...
- plus amide.
Anandamide is
derived from the non-oxidative
metabolism of
arachidonic acid, an
essential omega-6
fatty acid. It is
synthesized from N-arachidonoyl...
- bond of
phospholipids and
catalytically hydrolyzes the bond,
releasing arachidonic acid and
lysophosphatidyl choline, a
precursor of
lysophosphatidic acid...
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Arachidonic acid 5-hydroperoxide (5-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid, 5-HPETE) is an
intermediate in the
metabolism of
arachidonic acid by the ALOX5 enzyme...
