Organic Chemical
eicosanoid
Subclass of:
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; Autacoids
Definitions related to eicosanoids:
  • A class of fatty acids derived from the oxidation of one of three 20-carbon fatty acids: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), arachidonic acid (AA), or dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA). Eicosanoids act locally as autocrine or paracrine hormones to modulate a wide variety of biological processes.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Class of compounds named after and generally derived from C20 fatty acids (eicosanoic acids) that includes prostaglandins, leukotrienes, thromboxanes, and hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids; they have hormone-like effects mediated by specialized receptors (eicosanoid receptors).
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A class of compounds named after and generally derived from C20 fatty acids (EICOSANOIC ACIDS) that includes PROSTAGLANDINS; LEUKOTRIENES; THROMBOXANES, and HYDROXYEICOSATETRAENOIC ACIDS. They have hormone-like effects mediated by specialized receptors (RECEPTORS, EICOSANOID).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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