| Term Name: | arachidonic acid |
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| Synonyms: | (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-5,8,11,14-icosatetraenoic acid, (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-icosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenoic acid, (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-Icosatetraenoic acid, AA, all-cis-5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid, ARA, Arachidonate, Arachidonic acid, Arachidonsaeure, cis-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, cis-Delta(5,8,11,14)-eicosatetraenoic acid |
| Definition: | A long-chain fatty acid that is a C20, polyunsaturated fatty acid having four (Z)-double bonds at positions 5, 8, 11 and 14. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:15843] ( EBI ) |