7. PGE, is a member of the family of compounds known as prostaglandins, which ha

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7. PGE, is a member of the family of compounds known as prostaglandins, which have They can affect blood very significant physiological effects in even small quanti pressure, heart rate, body temperature, blood clotting, and conception. Some induce inflammation; others relieve it. Aspirin, which is both an anti-inflammatory and tipyretic (fever-reducing) drug, acts by blocking the synthesis of prostaglandins. Iden- tify the functional groups in the structure of the PGE2 molecule and calculate its mol- ecular formula. even small quantities an an- CO2H OH OH

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molecular formula-C20H32O5

ketone,alcohol,fatty acid, carboxylic acid,alkene, cyclo alkane

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