arachidonate metabolic process
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.
GO:0001676
long-chain fatty acid metabolic process
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GO:0006690
icosanoid metabolic process
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GO:0033559
unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process
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GO:0120254
olefinic compound metabolic process
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arachidonic acid metabolic process
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arachidonic acid metabolism
exact