arachidonic acid metabolic process
id: GO:0019369
name: arachidonic acid metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving arachidonic acid, a straight chain fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds per molecule. Arachidonic acid is the all-Z-(5,8,11,14)-isomer.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019371 | cyclooxygenase pathway |
| GO:0019373 | epoxygenase P450 pathway |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0000038 | very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process |
| GO:0006690 | icosanoid metabolic process |
