Arachidonic acid (in Tocrisolve™100)

Name Arachidonic acid (in Tocrisolve™100)
Supplier Tocris Bioscience
Catalog 3966
Prices $139.00
Sizes 10 mg
Cas Number 506-32-1
Chemical Name 5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-Eicosatetraenoicacid
Formula C20H32O2
Molecular Weight 304.47
Description Endogenous free fatty acid released from phospholipids by phospholipase A 2 , in water-soluble emulsion (for details see Tocrisolve TM 100 , Cat. No. 1684). Important cellular signaling mediator and precursor of eicosanoids. Metabolized by lipoxygenases, cyclooxygenases and cytochrome P450 monooxygenases.
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