Arachidonic acid 5-hydroperoxide

Arachidonic acid 5-hydroperoxide

Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	74581-83-2
ChemSpider	4446295 Y
InChI InChI=1S/C20H32O4/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-16-19(24-23)17-15-18-20(21)22/h6-7,9-10,12-14,16,19,23H,2-5,8,11,15,17-18H2,1H3,(H,21,22)/b7-6-,10-9-,13-12-,16-14+ Y Key: JNUUNUQHXIOFDA-XTDASVJISA-N Y InChI=1/C20H32O4/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-16-19(24-23)17-15-18-20(21)22/h6-7,9-10,12-14,16,19,23H,2-5,8,11,15,17-18H2,1H3,(H,21,22)/b7-6-,10-9-,13-12-,16-14+ Key: JNUUNUQHXIOFDA-XTDASVJIBO
Jmol-3D images	Image
MeSH	Arachidonic+acid+5-hydroperoxide
PubChem	5280778
SMILES O=C(O)CCCC(OO)/C=C/C=C\C\C=C/C\C=C/CCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H32O4
Molar mass	336.466 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Arachidonic acid 5-hydroperoxide (5-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid, 5-HPETE) is an intermediate in the production of leukotriene A4, 5-Hydroxyicosatetraenoic acid and 5-oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid from arachidonic acid.

It is produced by arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase.

Eicosanoid synthesis.