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14,15-epoxy-5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid
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8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid
Definition
: A 20-carbon-chain fatty acid, unsaturated at positions 8, 11, and 14. It differs from arachidonic acid, 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid, only at position 5.
Other names
Ro 121989; Ro 12 1989; Linolenic Acid, Homo-
gamma; Homo gamma Linolenic Acid; Dihomo gamma Linolenic Acid; Acid, Homo-
gamma Linolenic; Acid, Dihomogammalinolenic; Acid, Dihomo-
gamma-
Linolenic; Dihomogammalinolenic Acid; Dihomo-
gamma-
Linolenic Acid; Homo-
gamma Linolenic Acid; Ro 12-
1989; DHLA; 8,11,14 Eicosatrienoic Acid
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14,15-epoxy-5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid [ 14,15-EET,14,15-epoxy-5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid, (2alpha(5Z,8Z,11Z),3alpha)-isomer,14,15-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid,14,15-oxido-5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid ]
RN given refers to cpd without isomeric designation
81276-03-1
8
,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action
Vasodilator Agents
J Biol Chem 1985;260(23):12832