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A9673

Arachidonic acid

from Porcine liver, ≥99% (GC), liquid

Synonym(s):

cis,cis,cis,cis-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, Eicosa-5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-tetraenoic acid, Immunocytophyte

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4(CH=CHCH2)4CH2CH2CO2H
CAS Number:
506-32-1
Molecular Weight:
304.47
EC Number:
208-033-4
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
24891487
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1713889
MDL number:
MFCD00004417

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InChI key

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InChI

1S/C20H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(21)22/h6-7,9-10,12-13,15-16H,2-5,8,11,14,17-19H2,1H3,(H,21,22)/b7-6-,10-9-,13-12-,16-15-

SMILES string

OC(CCC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCC)=O

biological source

Porcine liver

assay

≥99% (GC)

form

liquid

color

clear colorless to very faintly yellow

refractive index

n20/D 1.4872 (lit.)

bp

169-171 °C/0.15 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−49 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: ≥10 mg/mL (lit.)(lit.)

density

0.922 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

food and beverages

functional group

carboxylic acid

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Arachidonic acid (AA) is an unsaturated ω6 fatty acid constituent of the phospholipids of cell membranes. Phospholipase A2 releases AA from the membrane phospholipids in response to inflammation. AA is subsequently metabolized to prostaglandins and thromboxanes by at least two cyclooxygenase (COX) isoforms, to leukotrienes and lipoxins by lipoxygenases, and to epoxyeicosatrienoic acids via cytochrome p450-catalyzed metabolism. AA and its metabolites play important roles in a variety of biological processes, including signal transduction, smooth muscle contraction, chemotaxis, cell proliferation and differentiation, and apoptosis. AA has been demonstrated to bind to the a subunit of G protein and inhibit the activity of Ras GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs). Cellular uptake of AA is energy dependent and involves protein-facilitated transport across the plasma membrane.
Arachidonic acid and its metabolites play important roles in a variety of biological processes, including signal transduction, smooth muscle contraction, chemotaxis, cell proliferation and differentiation, and apoptosis.
Arachidonic acid stimulates adhesion of MDA-MB-435 human metastatic cancer cells to extracellular matrix molecules (collagen IV and vitronectin) .

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113 °C - closed cup

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Robert Heler et al.
Channels (Austin, Tex.), 7(2), 74-84 (2013-01-22)
Polyunsaturated fatty acids such as arachidonic acid (AA) exhibit inhibitory modulation of Kv4 potassium channels. Molecular docking approaches using a Kv4.2 homology model predicted a membrane-embedded binding pocket for AA comprised of the S4-S5 linker on one subunit and several
Jingying Chen et al.
Scientific reports, 6, 26608-26608 (2016-05-21)
Definitive haematopoiesis occurs during the lifetime of an individual, which continuously replenishes all blood and immune cells. During embryonic development, haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) formation is tightly controlled by growth factors, signalling molecules and transcription factors. But little is known
Nadia García-Mateo et al.
Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 8, 374-374 (2014-11-27)
Management of lipids, particularly signaling lipids that control neuroinflammation, is crucial for the regeneration capability of a damaged nervous system. Knowledge of pro- and anti-inflammatory signals after nervous system injury is extensive, most of them being proteins acting through well-known
William J Gault et al.
The Journal of cell biology, 207(6), 767-782 (2014-12-24)
Osmotic cues from the environment mediate rapid detection of epithelial breaches by leukocytes in larval zebrafish tail fins. Using intravital luminescence and fluorescence microscopy, we now show that osmolarity differences between the interstitial fluid and the external environment trigger ATP
Martin Kongsbak et al.
BMC immunology, 15, 35-35 (2014-09-19)
In vitro studies have shown that the active form of vitamin D3, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3), can regulate differentiation of CD4+ T cells by inhibiting Th1 and Th17 cell differentiation and promoting Th2 and Treg cell differentiation. However, the serum concentration
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