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Leukotriene E4 MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Leukotriene E4
Tree Number(s)
D10.251.355.255.100.450.855.470
D10.251.355.310.166.887.855.470
D23.469.050.175.450.725.425
Unique ID
D017999
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017999
Scope Note
A biologically active principle of SRS-A that is formed from LEUKOTRIENE D4 via a peptidase reaction that removes the glycine residue. The biological actions of LTE4 are similar to LTC4 and LTD4. (From Dictionary of Prostaglandins and Related Compounds, 1990)
Entry Term(s)
LTE4
Leukotriene E
Leukotriene E-4
Leukotrienes E
Registry Numbers
75715-89-8
0
CAS Type 1 Name
7,9,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, 6-((2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)thio)-5-hydroxy-, (5S-(5R*,6S*(S*),7E,9E,11Z,14Z))-
Previous Indexing
Arachidonic Acids (1980-1982)
SRS-A/analogs & derivatives (1983-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94; LEUKOTRIENE E was indexed under SRS-A/*ANALOGS & DERIVATIVES 1983-93 & ARACHIDONIC ACIDS 1980-82
Online Note
use LEUKOTRIENE E4 (NM) to search LEUKOTRIENE E 1980-93
History Note
94; was LEUKOTRIENE E (NM) 1980-93
Date Introduced
1994/01/01
Last Updated
2015/06/08
Leukotriene E4 Preferred
Leukotrienes E Broader
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