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The chemical reactions and pathways by which prostaglandins are formed from arachidonic acid, and in which prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase (cyclooxygenase) catalyzes the committed step in the conversion of arachidonic acid to the prostaglandin-endoperoxides PGG2 and PGH2. The chemical reactions and pathways involving arachidonic acid, a straight chain fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds per molecule. Arachidonic acid is the all-Z-(5,8,11,14)-isomer. The chemical reactions and pathways involving fatty acids with a chain length of C18 or greater. The chemical reactions and pathways by which arachidonic acid is converted to other compounds including epoxyeicosatrienoic acids and dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids. The chemical reactions and pathways involving fatty acids, aliphatic monocarboxylic acids liberated from naturally occurring fats and oils by hydrolysis. The chemical reactions and pathways involving icosanoids, any of a group of C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The chemical reactions and pathways involving an unsaturated fatty acid, any fatty acid containing one or more double bonds between carbon atoms.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: arachidonic acid metabolic process
Acc: GO:0019369
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways involving arachidonic acid, a straight chain fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds per molecule. Arachidonic acid is the all-Z-(5,8,11,14)-isomer.
Synonyms:
  • arachidonic acid metabolism
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 21 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 27 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0019369 - arachidonic acid metabolic process (interactive image map)
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