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Description: Endogenous free fatty acid (in water-soluble emulsion)
Chemical Name: 5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-Eicosatetraenoic acid
Biological Activity for Arachidonic acid (in Tocrisolve™100)
Endogenous free fatty acid released from phospholipids by phospholipase A2, in water-soluble emulsion (for details see TocrisolveTM 100, Cat. No. 1684). Important cellular signaling mediator and precursor of eicosanoids. Metabolized by lipoxygenases, cyclooxygenases and cytochrome P450 monooxygenases.
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Technical Data for Arachidonic acid (in Tocrisolve™100)
| M. Wt | 304.47 |
| Formula | C20H32O2 |
| Storage | Store at +4°C |
| CAS Number | 506-32-1 |
| PubChem ID | 444899 |
| InChI Key | YZXBAPSDXZZRGB-DOFZRALJSA-N |
| Smiles | OC(CCC\C=C/C\C=C/C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCC)=O |
The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.
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References for Arachidonic acid (in Tocrisolve™100)
References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.
Nakanishi et al (2006) Roles of cPLA2α and arachidonic acid in cancer. Biochim.Biophys.Acta 1761 1335 PMID: 17052951
Levick et al (2007) Arachidonic acid metabolism as a potential mediator of cardiac fibrosis associated with inflammation. J.Immunol. 178 641 PMID: 17202322
Higuchi et al (2007) Arachidonic acid promotes glutamate-induced cell death associated with necrosis by 12-lipoxygenase activation in glioma cells. Life Sci. 80 1856 PMID: 17400255
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2 Citations for Arachidonic acid (in Tocrisolve™100)
Citations are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for Arachidonic acid (in Tocrisolve™100) include:
Hamtiaux et al (2011) Increasing antiproliferative properties of endocannabinoids in N1E-115 neuroblastoma cells through inhibition of their metabolism. PLoS One 6 e26823 PMID: 22046372
Park et al (2016) Pyrin inflammasome activation and RhoA signaling in the autoinflammatory diseases FMF and HIDS. Nat Immunol 17 914 PMID: 27270401
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