Docosatrienoic acid is a rare ω-3 fatty acid not readily detected in normal phospholipid PUFA pools. It inhibits [3H]-LTB4 binding to pig neutrophils at a concentration of 5 µM.1
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Yagaloff, K.A., Franco, L., Simko, B., et al. Essential fatty acids are antagonists of the leukotriene B4 receptor. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids52293-297(1995).
Formal Name
13Z,16Z,19Z-docosatrienoic acid
CAS Number
28845-86-5
Molecular Formula
C22H38O2
Formula Weight
334.5
Formulation
A solution in ethanol
Purity
≥98%
Stability
1 year
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Wet ice
in continental US; may vary elsewhere
SMILES
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CC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Background Reading
Yagaloff, K.A., Franco, L., Simko, B., et al. Essential fatty acids are antagonists of the leukotriene B4 receptor. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids52293-297(1995).
Docosatrienoic Acid is available in the following screening
library: