Arachidonyl alcohol is a polyunsaturated fatty alcohol produced by the reduction of arachidonic acid .1,2 It has been used as a substrate in the synthesis of various ether lipids.
1.Nagao, T., Watanabe, Y., Tanaka, S., et al.Microbial conversion of arachidonic acid to arachidonyl alcohol by a new Acinetobacter speciesJ. Am. Oil Chem. Soc.891663-1671(2012) 2.Natarajan, V., and Schmid, H.H.Substrate specificities in ether lipid biosynthesis. Metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids and alcohols by rat brain microsomesBiochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.79(2)411-416(1977)
















