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Eicosanoid vs Isofuran - What's the difference?

eicosanoid | isofuran |

In biochemistry|lang=en terms the difference between eicosanoid and isofuran

is that eicosanoid is (biochemistry) any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones while isofuran is (biochemistry) any of various nonclassic eicosanoids formed nonenzymatically by free radical mediated peroxidation of arachidonic acid, similar to the isoprostanes but with a substituted tetrahydrofuran ring.

As nouns the difference between eicosanoid and isofuran

is that eicosanoid is (biochemistry) any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones while isofuran is (biochemistry) any of various nonclassic eicosanoids formed nonenzymatically by free radical mediated peroxidation of arachidonic acid, similar to the isoprostanes but with a substituted tetrahydrofuran ring.

eicosanoid

English

(wikipedia eicosanoid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones.

    • Synonyms

    * icosanoid

    isofuran

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia isofuran)
  • (biochemistry) Any of various nonclassic eicosanoids formed nonenzymatically by free radical mediated peroxidation of arachidonic acid, similar to the isoprostanes but with a substituted tetrahydrofuran ring.