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15(S)-HETrE is the hydroxy-trienoic acid resulting from 15-lipoxygenation of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA; ). It is an inhibitor of 5-LO in human PMNL with an IC₅₀ value of 4.6 μM.¹ In RBL cells, 15(S)-HETrE inhibits 5-LO, but is about 1/20 as potent as 15(S)-HpETE.²

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