Uses
(±)5-HETE lactone is the racemate of 5-HETE lactone. 5-HETE lactone is a metabolite generated by a series of enzymatic reactions of arachidonic acid, and is also a substrate of paraoxonase-1 (PON1). 5-HETE lactone can be used in the study of B cell activation[1][2].
References
[1] Tao C, et al. Reactivity of tricarbonyl (pentadienyl) iron (1+) cations: enantioselective synthesis of 5-HETE methyl ester[J]. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1993, 58(8): 2134-2143.
[2] Picardo C M. The hydrolysis of 5-HETE lactone by paraoxonase 1 and its stability in serum[M]. 2007.