Uses
5,6-Dehydroarachidonic acid is a 5-lipoxygenase (Lipoxygenase) inhibitor that inhibits the biosynthesis of leukotrienes. However, 5,6-Dehydroarachidonic acid had no effect on vascular cell proliferation[1][2][3].
Definition
ChEBI: 5,6-dehydro Arachidonic Acid is a long-chain fatty acid.
Biological Activity
Inhibits 5-lipoxygenase of guinea pig leukocytes with an IC50 of 10 μM. In extracts of r at basophilic leukemia cells preincubated with 5,6-dehydro AA, the Ki for the conversion of arachidonic acid to 5-HPETE is 15 μM.
References
[1] Sok DE, et al. Inhibition of leukotriene biosynthesis by acetylenic analogs. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1982 Jul 16;107(1):101-8. DOI:
10.1016/0006-291x(82)91675-8[2] Dethlefsen SM, et al. Arachidonic acid metabolites in bFGF-, PDGF-, and serum-stimulated vascular cell growth. Exp Cell Res. 1994 Jun;212(2):262-73. DOI:
10.1006/excr.1994.1142[3] Corey E J, et al. Synthesis of three potential inhibitors of the biosynthesis of leukotrienes A–E[J]. Tetrahedron Letters, 1980, 21(44): 4243-4246.