An unsaturated, essential fatty acid. It is found in animal and human fat as well as in the liver, brain, and glandular organs, and is a constituent of animal phosphatides. It is formed by the synthesis from dietary linoleic acid and is a precursor in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes.
Arachidonic Acid has been studied across 26 research domains including 🔥 Metabolic, 🔬 Inflammation, 😴 Sleep, 🫁 Liver & Detox, 🔬 Oncology. The primary research focus is 🔥 Metabolic with 32% of studies addressing this area.
The following compounds share molecular targets with Arachidonic Acid, based on binding affinity data from BindingDB and ChEMBL. Sorted by shared target overlap.
This evidence profile for Arachidonic Acid is generated deterministically from 245 PubMed-indexed studies. All data is corpus-verified with Merkle proofs. BiohacksAI does not provide medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional before starting any supplement regimen.
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