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Characterization of a prostaglandin‐like metabolite of linolenic acid produced by a flaxseed extract
Author(s) -
Zimmerman D. C.,
Feng Paul
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02533720
Subject(s) - cyclopentenone , chemistry , acetone , alpha linolenic acid , metabolite , linolenic acid , clinical chemistry , prostaglandin , incubation , chromatography , organic chemistry , stereochemistry , biochemistry , fatty acid , linoleic acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid , docosahexaenoic acid
One of the products formed upon incubation of linolenic acid ( cis 9,12,15‐octadecatrienoic acid) with an extract of flaxseed acetone powder has been characterized as 8‐[2‐( cis ‐pent‐2′‐enyl)‐3‐oxo‐ cis ‐cyclopent‐4‐enyl]octanoic acid. The cyclopentenone ring structure of this acid is analogous to that of the A‐type prostaglandins produced in mammalian systems.