cyclooxygenase

cyclooxygenase

 [si″klo-ok´sĭ-jĕ-nās]
an activity of the enzyme prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase.
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pros·ta·glan·din en·do·per·ox·ide syn·thase

a protein complex that catalyzes two steps in prostaglandin biosynthesis; the cyclooxygenase activity (which is inhibited by aspirin and indomethacin) converts arachidonate and 2O2 to prostaglandin G2; the hydroperoxidase activity uses glutathione to convert prostaglandin G2 to prostaglandin H2.
Synonym(s): cyclooxygenase
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cyclooxygenase

(sī′klō-ŏk′sĭ-jə-nās′, -nāz′)
n.
1. See COX-1.
2. See COX-2.
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Cyclooxygenase

An enzyme, found in most tissues, that helps turn some fatty acids into protaglandins.
Mentioned in: Cox-2 Inhibitors
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