Docosatetraenoic acid
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| Adrenic acid | |
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7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z-docosatetraenoic acid |
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| CAS number | 28874-58-0 |
| PubChem | 5497181 |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Molecular formula | C22H36O2 |
| Molar mass | 332.5 g/mol |
 (verify) (what is:  / ?)Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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Docosatetraenoic acid designates any straight chain 22:4 fatty acid. (See essential fatty acid for nomenclature.)
One isomer is of particular interest:
- all-cis-7,10,13,16-docosatetraenoic acid is an ω-6 fatty acid with the trivial name adrenic acid. This is a naturally occurring polyunsaturated fatty acid formed through a 2-carbon chain elongation of arachidonic acid. It is one of the most abundant fatty acids in the early human brain.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ Martinez M (1992). "Tissue levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids during early human development". J Pediatr 120 (4 Pt 2): S129–38. doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(05)81247-8. PMID 1532827.
[edit] Further reading
- Ferretti, A., Flanagan, V.P. Mass spectrometric evidence for the conversion of exogenous adrenate to dihomo-prostaglandins by seminal vesicle cyclo-oxygenase. A comparative study of two animal species. J Chromatogr 383 241-250 (1986).
- Sprecher, H., VanRollins, M., Sun, F., et al. Dihomo-prostaglandins and -thromboxane. A prostaglandin family from adrenic acid that may be preferentially synthesized in the kidney. J Biol Chem 257 3912-3918 (1982).
