ARA

E867360

ARA (arachidonic acid) is a long-chain omega-6 fatty acid important for infant brain and eye development and commonly added to baby formulas.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
ARA canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dietary supplement ⓘ
long-chain fatty acid ⓘ
nutrient ⓘ
omega-6 fatty acid ⓘ
polyunsaturated fatty acid ⓘ
abbreviation ARA ⓘ
belongsTo n-6 fatty acids ⓘ
biosynthesizedFrom linoleic acid ⓘ
carbonAtoms 20 ⓘ
chemicalFormula C20H32O2 ⓘ
doubleBonds 4 ⓘ
fullName arachidonic acid ⓘ
hasChainLength long-chain ⓘ
hasRole inflammatory mediator precursor ⓘ
signaling molecule precursor ⓘ
structural lipid ⓘ
isAddedTo infant formula ⓘ
isCommonlyAddedTo baby formulas ⓘ
isComponentOf cell membranes ⓘ
phospholipids ⓘ
isConditionallyEssentialFor infants ⓘ
isEssentialFattyAcid conditionally essential ⓘ
isFoundIn breast milk ⓘ
eggs ⓘ
meat ⓘ
organ meats ⓘ
isImportantDuring early life ⓘ
fetal development ⓘ
postnatal development ⓘ
isImportantFor brain development ⓘ
eye development ⓘ
growth in infants ⓘ
neural development ⓘ
retinal development ⓘ
isLipid true ⓘ
isOftenCombinedWith DHA ⓘ
isPrecursorOf eicosanoids ⓘ
leukotrienes ⓘ
prostaglandins ⓘ
thromboxanes ⓘ
isRegulatedIn infant formula composition guidelines ⓘ
isUnsaturated true ⓘ
isUsedAs food ingredient ⓘ
nutritional additive ⓘ
IUPACName (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-icosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenoic acid ⓘ
omegaSeries omega-6 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Similac → hasIngredient → ARA ⓘ