Preferred Name

Prostaglandins E [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

PGE

Prostaglandins E

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007709

altLabel

PGE

Prostaglandins E

cui

C0033559

MESH DEFINITION

(11 alpha,13E,15S)-11,15-Dihydroxy-9-oxoprost-13-en-1-oic acid (PGE(1)); (5Z,11 alpha,13E,15S)-11,15-dihydroxy-9-oxoprosta-5,13-dien-1-oic acid (PGE(2)); and (5Z,11 alpha,13E,15S,17Z)-11,15-dihydroxy-9-oxoprosta-5,13,17-trien-1-oic acid (PGE(3)). Three of the six naturally occurring prostaglandins. They are considered primary in that no one is derived from another in living organisms. Originally isolated from sheep seminal fluid and vesicles, they are found in many organs and tissues and play a major role in mediating various physiological activities.

MESH DUI

D011458

MeSH name

Prostaglandins E

MESH UI

M0017810

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000007709

NUI

N0000007709

prefLabel

Prostaglandins E [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T123

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007706

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