Human 4-hydroxynonenal, 4HNE ELI

4-Hydroxynonenal, or 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal or 4-HNE or HNE, (C9H16O2), is an alpha,beta-unsaturated hydroxyalkenal that is produced by lipid peroxidation in cells.

4-HNE is the primary alpha,beta-unsaturated hydroxyalkenal formed in this process. 4-HNE has 3 reactive groups: an aldehyde, a double-bond at carbon 2, and a hydroxy group at carbon 4.

It is found throughout animal tissues, and in higher quantities during oxidative stress due to the increase in the lipid peroxidation chain reaction, due to the increase in stress events.