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Arachidonic acid

>95.0% (GC)

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
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1713889
EC Number:
208-033-4
MDL number:
MFCD00004417
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
57646859
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

fungus

Quality Level

100

assay

>95.0% (GC)

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.4872 (lit.)

bp

169-171 °C/0.15 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−49 °C (lit.)

density

0.922 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

lipid type

omega FAs

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

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

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-

InChI key

YZXBAPSDXZZRGB-DOFZRALJSA-N

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Application

Arachidonic acid has been used:
  • in calibration curve generation in Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) in normal and breast cancer samples
  • as a polyunsaturated fatty acid supplement to the reconstituted synthetic bile (RSB) in drug resistance analysis
  • for the activation of mechanistic target of rapamycin 1 (mTOR1) and mTOR2

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 stimulates adhesion of MDA-MB-435 human metastatic cancer cells to extracellular matrix molecules (collagen IV and vitronectin) .

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113 °C - closed cup

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