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Arachidonic acid (Cat. No: R039826), also known as Icosanoic acid, is a long-chain fatty acid found in all mammalian cells. It is usually esterified into membrane phospholipids and is one of the most abundant polyunsaturated fatty acids in human tissues.
| Catalog Number | R039826 |
| CAS Number | 506-30-9 |
| Synonyms | Eicosanoic Acid, Icosanoic Acid; NSC 93983; n-Eicosanoic Acid; Arachic Acid; |
| Molecular Formula | C20H40O2 |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| Target | Endogenous Metabolite |
| Storage | -20°C |
| IUPAC Name | icosanoic acid |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C20H40O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(21)22/h2-19H2,1H3,(H,21,22) |
| InChIKey | VKOBVWXKNCXXDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O |
| Reference | <br>1. M. Kokatnur, V. Brooks, and W. Plauche “Fatty acids of sphingomyelin from amniotic fluid of normal and diabetic pregnancies” Lipids, vol. 20 pp. 449-453, 1985<br>2. H. Kojima et al. “Biochemical Studies on Sphingolipid of Artemia franciscana (I) Isolation and Characterization of Sphingomyelin” Lipids, vol. 45 pp.635-643, 2010<br>3. T. Gilat et al. “Arachidyl amido cholanoic acid (aramchol) is a cholesterol solubilizer and prevents the formation of cholesterol gallstones in inbred mice”Lipids, 36 pp. 1135-1140, 2001</br></br></br> |
