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E1768

Sigma-Aldrich

5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraynoic acid

≥97%

Synonym(s):

ETYA, Octadehydroarachidonic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H24O2
CAS Number:
1191-85-1
Molecular Weight:
296.40
Beilstein:
1798411
MDL number:
MFCD00036967
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
24894432
NACRES:
NA.77

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Assay

≥97%

form

powder

mp

78-80 °C

solubility

ethanol: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCCCCC#CCC#CCC#CCC#CCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C20H24O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(21)22/h2-5,8,11,14,17-19H2,1H3,(H,21,22)

InChI key

MGLDCXPLYOWQRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... ALOX15(246)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Eicosatetraynoic acid (ETYA) is a non-metabolizable analog of ω-6 arachidonic acid. ETYA is a strong activator of the human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα). It acts as an inhibitor of lipoxygenases (LOX) and cyclooxygenases (COX).
Eicosatetraynoic acid is a lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase inhibitor.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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A S Taylor et al.
Prostaglandins, 29(3), 449-458 (1985-03-01)
5,8,11,14-eicosatetraynoic acid (ETYA), a widely used inhibitor of cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase, inhibited the incorporation of 14C-arachidonic acid into cell lipids of the murine thymoma EL4 whereas oleic acid had no effect. Inhibition appeared to result from the ability of ETYA
Günther F E Scherer et al.
FEBS letters, 581(22), 4205-4211 (2007-08-19)
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Parissa Taheri et al.
Journal of plant physiology, 167(3), 201-208 (2009-09-05)
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Miriam Guizy et al.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 289(5), C1251-C1260 (2005-07-01)
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