RefMet Compound Details

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RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0137828
RefMet nameArachidic acid
Alternative nameFA 20:0
Systematic nameEicosanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 20:0 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass312.302830 (neutral)
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FormulaC20H40O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile41 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C20H40O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(21)22/h2-19H2,1H3,(H,21,22)
InChIKeyVKOBVWXKNCXXDE-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassSaturated FA
Distribution of Arachidic acid in NMDR studies
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ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Arachidic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID10467
LIPID MAPSLMFA01010020
ChEBI ID28822
KEGG IDC06425
HMDB IDHMDB0002212
Chemspider ID10035
MetaCyc IDARACHIDIC_ACID
Spectral data for Arachidic acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Arachidic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R08175 Eicosanoyl-CoA + H2O <=> CoA + Icosanoic acidIcosanoyl-CoA hydrolase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Arachidic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa01040 Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids 1
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