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Created at2022-09-06 08:13:44 UTC
Updated at2022-09-06 08:13:44 UTC
NP-MRD IDNP0228531
Secondary Accession NumbersNone
Natural Product Identification
Common Namevitamin f
Description vitamin f was first documented in 1940 (PMID: 16747273).
Structure
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SynonymsNot Available
Chemical FormulaC20H32O2
Average Mass304.4669 Da
Monoisotopic Mass304.24023 Da
IUPAC Name(5E,8E,11E,14E)-icosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenoic acid
Traditional Namearachidonic acid
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCC\C=C\C\C=C\C\C=C\C\C=C\CCCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C20H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(21)22/h6-7,9-10,12-13,15-16H,2-5,8,11,14,17-19H2,1H3,(H,21,22)/b7-6+,10-9+,13-12+,16-15+
InChI KeyYZXBAPSDXZZRGB-CGRWFSSPSA-N
Experimental Spectra
Not Available
Predicted Spectra
Chemical Shift Submissions
Not Available
Species
Species of OriginNot Available
Chemical Taxonomy
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as long-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 13 and 21 carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentLong-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Long-chain fatty acid
  • Unsaturated fatty acid
  • Straight chain fatty acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP6.8ALOGPS
logP6.59ChemAxon
logS-6.3ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.82ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area37.3 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count14ChemAxon
Refractivity99.95 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability37.37 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityNoChemAxon
Rule of FiveNoChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
HMDB IDNot Available
DrugBank IDDB04557
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FoodDB IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider IDNot Available
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkArachidonic acid
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound5312542
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
Good Scents IDNot Available
References
General References
  1. Dolby DE, Nunn LC, Smedley-Maclean I: The constitution of arachidonic acid (preliminary communication). Biochem J. 1940 Nov;34(10-11):1422-6. doi: 10.1042/bj0341422. [PubMed:16747273 ]
  2. Smedley-Maclean I, Nunn LC: Fat-deficiency disease of rats. The effect of doses of methyl arachidonate and linoleate on fat metabolism, with a note on the estimation of arachidonic acid. Biochem J. 1940 Jun;34(6):884-902. doi: 10.1042/bj0340884. [PubMed:16747233 ]
  3. LOTUS database [Link]