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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of icosanoids, any of a group of C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids. 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 by which an unsaturated fatty acid (such as arachidonic acid or linolenic acid) is converted to other compounds, and in which the first step is hydroperoxide formation catalyzed by lipoxygenase. 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 prostanoids, any compound based on or derived from the prostanoate structure. The chemical reactions and pathways involving hepoxilins, a class of bioactive icosanoids with roles in the regulation of cell physiology. The chemical reactions and pathways involving leukotriene, a pharmacologically active substance derived from a polyunsaturated fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid. 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.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: icosanoid metabolic process
Acc: GO:0006690
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways involving icosanoids, any of a group of C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Synonyms:
  • eicosanoid metabolic process
  • icosanoid metabolism
  • eicosanoid metabolism
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 120 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0006690 - icosanoid metabolic process (interactive image map)
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