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Term arachidonate metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0019369 (Gene Ontology)
Definition 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.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As"arachidonic acid metabolic process" ; "arachidonic acid metabolism"
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fatty acid metabolic process
 |__long-chain fatty acid metabolic process___
 |__unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process__|
metabolic process                             |
 |__olefinic compound metabolic process_______|
carboxylic acid metabolic process             |
 |__icosanoid metabolic process_______________|
                                              arachidonate metabolic process  1 rec.
                                               |__cyclooxygenase pathway
                                               |__epoxygenase P450 pathway
                                               |__omega-hydroxylase P450 pathway
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Is a long-chain fatty acid metabolic process
icosanoid metabolic process
unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process
olefinic compound metabolic process
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  • "arachidonic acid metabolic process" EXACT
    "arachidonic acid metabolism" EXACT
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Reactome:R-HSA-2142753 "Arachidonate metabolism"
Reactome:R-HSA-426048 "Arachidonate production from DAG"
Wikipedia:Arachidonic_acid