11(Z),14(Z)-Eicosadienoicacid methyl ester is a more lipid soluble form of the ω-6 C20-2 fatty acid 11(Z),14(Z)-eicosadienoicacid , a naturally occurring PUFA. 11(Z),14(Z)-Eicosadienoicacid competitively inhibits inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (Ki = 3.1 μM) and inhibits the binding of LTB4 to its receptor on neutrophils (Ki = 3.0 μM). Also, serum levels of eicosadienoicacids negatively correlate with degree of sleep disturbance. Eicosadienoicacids are converted by desaturases, in vivo, to eicosatrienoic acids, which are potent vasodilators.
8(Z),14(Z)-EicosadienoicAcid, an ω-8 C20:2 fatty acid, constitutes 0.19% of total fatty acids in human milk. In vivo, it is converted by desaturases into eicosatrienoic acids, known for their potent vasodilator properties. However, the physiological effects of 8(Z),14(Z)-EicosadienoicAcid remain unexplored.
12,15-Epoxy-13-methyl-12,14-eicosadienoicacid, a furan fatty acid first identified in northern pike (E. lucius), exhibits elevated levels in the liver of starving cod.
12(Z),15(Z)-Heneicosadienoicacid, an ω-6 very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, serves as a positional isomer of heneicosadienoicacid, which is scarcely found in living organisms.
(±)15-HEDE is produced by non-enzymatic oxidation of 11,14-eicosadienoicacid. There are no reports in the literature of biological activity associated with (±)15-HEDE.
15(S)-HpEDE is a monohydroperoxy polyunsaturated fatty acid produced by the action of 15-lipoxygenase on eicosadienoicacid. Although the biological activities of 15(S)-HpEDE have not been well characterized, it is expected to behave similarly to 15(S)-HpETE (Cat. No. 44720).
(±)11-HEDE, a racemic mixture comprising the monohydroxy fatty acids 11(S)-HEDE and 11(R)-HEDE, is synthesized from eicosadienoicacid via cyclooxygenase (COX) activity and within macrophages.
11(R)-HEDE is synthesized from 11Z,14Z-eicosadienoicacid through a lipoxygenase-type reaction mediated by COX. Spectrophotometric analysis, specifically measuring the absorbance of the conjugated diene in 11(R)-HEDE, serves as an occasional method for quantifying COX activity.