RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0153916
RefMet nameDihomo-gamma-linolenic acid
Alternative nameFA 20:3(8Z,11Z,14Z)
Systematic name8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatrienoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 20:3 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass306.255880 (neutral)
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FormulaC20H34O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile588 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C20H34O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(21)22/h6-7,9-10,12-13H,2-5,8,11,14-19H2,1H3,(H,21,22)/b7-6-,
10-9-,13-12-
InChIKeyHOBAELRKJCKHQD-QNEBEIHSSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCCCCC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCCCC(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassUnsaturated FA
Distribution of Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid in NMDR studies
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Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID5280581
LIPID MAPSLMFA01030158
ChEBI ID53486
KEGG IDC03242
HMDB IDHMDB0002925
Chemspider ID4444199
Spectral data for Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R08182 8,11,14-Eicosatrienoyl-CoA + H2O <=> CoA + Dihomo-gamma-linolenate8,11,14-Eicosatrienoyl-CoA + H2O <=> CoA + Dihomo-gamma-linolenate

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa01040 Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids 1
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