Arachidonic Acid

CAS: 506-32-1

Ref. TR-A765000

Product Information

• Name: Arachidonic Acid
• Synonyms: 5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, (all-Z)- (8CI), (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, (all-Z)-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, 20:4n-6, 5,8,11,14-all-cis-Eicosatetraenoic acid, 5-cis,8-cis,11-cis,14-cis-Eicosatetraenoic acid, 5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-Eicosatetraenoic acid, A 0871, Immunocytophyt, Immunocytophyte, Vevodar, all-cis-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Stability Light and Temperature SensitiveApplications Arachidonic Acid is an essential fatty acid and a precursor in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes. Arachidonic Acid occurs in liver, brain, glandular organs, and depot fats of animals, in small amounts in human depot fats, and Arachidonic Acid is also a constituent of animal phosphatides.References Kurosawa, T., et al.: J. Cell. Physiol., 219, 606 (2009); Mazalli, M., et al.: J. Agric. Food Chem., 57, 5028 (2009)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 304.47
• Formula: C₂₀H₃₂O₂
• Purity: >97%
• Color/Form: Colourless Oily
• InChI: 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: InChIKey=YZXBAPSDXZZRGB-DOFZRALJSA-N
• SMILES: CCCCC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCC(=O)O