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Leukotrienes

5-lipoxygenase makes leukotriene A (LTA). LTA is converted to other leukotrienes.

Leukotrienes can be produced from polyunsaturated fatty acids other than arachidonic acid to produce LTA with a different number of double bonds

It is not necessary to learn the structures. They are only presented here so that you can see what they look like.

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