Leukotriene B4

Leukotriene B4

Names
IUPAC name (5S,6Z,8E,10E,12R,14Z)-5,12-Dihydroxy-6,8,10,14-icosatetraenoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	71160-24-2
ChEBI	CHEBI:15647
ChEMBL	ChEMBL65061
ChemSpider	4444132
IUPHAR/BPS	2487
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KEGG	C02165
PubChem	5280492
InChI InChI=1S/C20H32O4/c1-2-3-4-5-6-9-13-18(21)14-10-7-8-11-15-19(22)16-12-17-20(23)24/h6-11,14-15,18-19,21-22H,2-5,12-13,16-17H2,1H3,(H,23,24)/b8-7+,9-6-,14-10+,15-11-/t18-,19-/m1/s1 Key: VNYSSYRCGWBHLG-AMOLWHMGSA-N InChI=1/C20H32O4/c1-2-3-4-5-6-9-13-18(21)14-10-7-8-11-15-19(22)16-12-17-20(23)24/h6-11,14-15,18-19,21-22H,2-5,12-13,16-17H2,1H3,(H,23,24)/b8-7+,9-6-,14-10+,15-11-/t18-,19-/m1/s1 Key: VNYSSYRCGWBHLG-AMOLWHMGBE
SMILES CCCCC/C=C\C[C@H](/C=C/C=C/C=C\[C@H](CCCC(=O)O)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H32O4
Molar mass	336.466
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Leukotriene B4 is a leukotriene involved in inflammation. It is produced from leukocytes in response to inflammatory mediators and is able to induce the adhesion and activation of leukocytes on the endothelium, allowing them to bind to and cross it into the tissue.^[1] In neutrophils, it is also a potent chemoattractant, and is able to induce the formation of reactive oxygen species and the release of lysosomal enzymes by these cells.^[1] It is synthesized by leukotriene-A4 hydrolase from leukotriene A4.^[2]

Eicosanoid synthesis. (Leukotrienes at right.)

References

1. Cotran; Kumar, Collins. Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. Philadelphia: W.B Saunders Company. ISBN 0-7216-7335-X.
2. http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P09960. Retrieved 9 April 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)