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Leukotriene C4 MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Leukotriene C4
Tree Number(s)
D10.251.355.255.100.450.855.455
D10.251.355.310.166.887.855.455
D23.469.050.175.450.725.400
Unique ID
D017997
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017997
Scope Note
The conjugation product of LEUKOTRIENE A4 and glutathione. It is the major arachidonic acid metabolite in macrophages and human mast cells as well as in antigen-sensitized lung tissue. It stimulates mucus secretion in the lung, and produces contractions of nonvascular and some VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE. (From Dictionary of Prostaglandins and Related Compounds, 1990)
Entry Term(s)
LTC4
Leukotriene C
Leukotriene C-1
Leukotriene C-4
Leukotriene C1
Leukotrienes C
Registry Numbers
2CU6TT9V48
0
Related Numbers
72025-60-6
CAS Type 1 Name
Glycine, N-(S-(1-(4-carboxy-1-hydroxybutyl)-2,4,6,9-pentadecatetraenyl)-N-L-gamma-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl)-, (R-(R*,S*-(E,E,Z,Z)))-
Previous Indexing
SRS-A (1981-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94; was see SRS-A 1983-93; LEUKOTRIENE C1 & LEUKOTRIENES C were see SRS-A 1983-93
Online Note
use SRS-A to search LEUKOTRIENE C1, LEUKOTRIENE C4 & LEUKOTRIENES C 1983-93
History Note
94; was see SRS-A 1983-93; LEUKOTRIENE C1 & LEUKOTRIENES C were see SRS-A 1983-93
Date Introduced
1994/01/01
Last Updated
2015/06/08
Leukotriene C4 Preferred
Leukotrienes C Broader
Leukotriene C1 Related
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