单词 | arachidonic |
释义 | arachidonicadj. Chemistry. arachidonic acid n. an unsaturated fatty acid found in animal fats. ΚΠ 1913 J. Lewkowitsch Chem. Technol. & Anal. Oils, Fats, & Waxes I. iii. 211 Arachidonic Acid, C20H32O2. The existence of an acid of this composition is inferred from the formation of octo-bromo~arachidic acid... As Hartley has not named this acid the author suggests the term arachidonic acid. 1924 L. G. Wesson in Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 60 183 Arachidonic acid, so named by Lewkowitsch, is the tetra unsaturated, normal, aliphatic C20 acid, which is present in brain tissue. 1964 J. A. Lovern in H. Barnes Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. II. 187 The mammal can convert linoleic acid..into the essential arachidonic acid (eicosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenoic acid), without which it cannot survive. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.1913 |
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