Classification Term: 1794

Eicosanoids (ontology term: CHEMONTID:0000513)

Unsaturated C20 fatty acids or skeletally related compounds. These include prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and other oxygenated derivatives, which are produced primarily by three classes of enzymes, cyclooxygenases (COX-1 and COX-2), lipoxygenases (LOX) and cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases." [Lipidlibrary:lipidlibrary.aocs.org/Lipids/eicintro/index.htm]

found 0 associated metabolites at sub_class metabolite taxonomy ontology rank level.

Ancestor: Fatty Acyls

Child Taxonomies: Hydroxyeicosatrienoic acids, Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids, Hydroxyeicosapentaenoic acids, Hydroperoxyeicosatrienoic acids, Hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acids, Oxoeicosapolyenoic acids, Prostaglandins and related compounds, Leukotrienes, Thromboxanes, Hydroperoxyeicosapentaenoic acids, Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids, Hepoxilins, Clavulones and derivatives, Other hydroxyeicosapolyenoic acids, Other hydroperoxyeicosapolyenoic acids