arachidonic acid cascade
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Arachidonic acid — Chembox new Name = Arachidonic acid ImageFile = AAnumbering.png ImageSize = 350px IUPACName = all cis 5,8,11,14 eicosatetraenoic acid Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 506 32 1 SMILES = CCCCCC=CCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCC(=O)O Section2 = Chembox… … Wikipedia
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Omega-6 fatty acid — For an explanation of n and numerical nomenclature (such as n−6 or 18:2), see Fatty acid#Nomenclature. Types of fats in food Unsaturated fat Monounsaturated fat Polyunsaturated fat Trans fat Cis fat Omega fatty acids: ω−3 ω−6 ω−9 Saturated fat… … Wikipedia
alpha-Linolenic acid — Not to be confused with linoleic acid. This article is about alpha linolenic acid. For other uses, see Linolenic acid. α Linolenic acid … Wikipedia
Eicosanoid — In biochemistry, eicosanoids are signaling molecules made by oxygenation of twenty carbon essential fatty acids, (EFAs).They exert complex control over many bodily systems, mainly in inflammation or immunity, and as messengers in the central… … Wikipedia
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