Structure and function of arachidonic acid. De novo synthesis, metabolism, and cascade. Role in inflammation. Food sources. ... Arachidonic acid can be synthesized from endogenous precursors, particularly linoleic acid or LA or 18:2n-6, the main PUFA in ... Animals can synthesize arachidonic acid from linoleic acid or LA or 18:2n-6, the precursor to omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty ... The elongases and desaturases that catalyze the conversion of linoleic acid to arachidonic acid and beyond, up to 22:5n6, are ...

... linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid, founders of the family of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and omega-3 ... from palmitic acid and stearic acid forward, and therefore also arachidic acid, behenic acid, and lignoceric acids, are ... one of the short-chain fatty acids, is soluble in polar solvents, the solubility of caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, ... acetic acid, the smallest of the fatty acids, has a molecular weight of 60.05 Da, lignoceric acid, one of the very long chain ...