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Methyl arachidonate

Methyl arachidonate structure

CAS No:
2566-89-4
Formula:
C21H34O2
Chemical Name:
Methyl arachidonate
Synonyms:
5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid,methyl ester,(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-;5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid,methyl ester,(all-Z)-;Arachidonic acid,methyl ester;Methyl all-cis-5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoate;Methyl arachidonate;Methyl cis,cis,cis,cis-eicosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenoate;Methyl 5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoate;2463-04-9
Categories:
Analytical Chemistry > Food Safety

Description

ChEBI: A fatty acid methyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of arachidonic acid with methanol.

Methyl arachidonate Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

318.49

Exact Mass：

318.49

EC Number：

219-900-1

HScode：

2916190090

Characteristics

PSA：

26.30000

XLogP3：

7.47

Appearance：

Liquid

Density：

0.9168 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Boiling Point：

200-205 °C @ Press: 1-2 Torr

Flash Point：

102.0±24.0 °C

Refractive Index：

1.486

Water Solubility：

chloroform: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

Storage Conditions：

−20°C

Safety Information

Packing level：

Hazard category：

4.2

Transport codes：

UN 3183 4.2/PG 3

wgk germany：

hazard class code：

19-67-65-50/53-38-11

safety instructions：

9-16-29-33-60-61-62

Marks：

F,Xn,N

Precautionary statement(s)：

P261-P273-P301 + P310-P331-P501

Hazard Statements：

H304-H315-H336-H410

Methyl arachidonate Use and Manufacturing

Arachidonic acid is the keystone essential fatty acid at the origin of the arachidonic acid cascade. It is converted by cyclooxygenase, lipoxygenase, and epoxygenase enzymes into more than one hundred fifty different potent primary autacoid metabolites in species ranging from fungi to plants to mammals. Arachidonic acid is stored in tissue phospholipids in esterified form, where it comprises a small but critically controlled percentage of the polyunsaturated fatty acid pool. Arachidonic acid content is frequently measured by the saponification of the lipid fraction followed by methyl esterification and gas chromatographic analysis of the resulting FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) compounds. Arachidonic acid methyl ester can also be incorporated into dietary regimens or fed to cultured cells as a source of exogenous arachidonate.