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lipoxygenase

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lipoxygenase /li·poxy·ge·nase/ (lĭ-pok´sĭ-jĕ-nās) an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids to form a peroxide of the acid.
li·pox·y·gen·ase (l-pks-j-ns, -nz)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids with oxygen to yield peroxides. Also called lipoxidase.

lipoxygenase [lĭ-poks´ĭ-jĕ-nās]
an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids to form a peroxide of the acid.

lipoxygenase (lipˈ·äkˑ·s·j·nās),
n catalytic enzyme that facilitates the synthesis of leukotrienes by converting arachidonic acid to hydroxyeicosenoic acid via an oxidative process.
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Lipoxygenase.

lipoxygenase
(lipok´sjnās´),
n an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids with O2 to form peroxides of the fatty acids.

lipoxygenase
an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids to form a peroxide of the acid.


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Expression of lipoxygenase in human prostate cancer and growth reduction by its inhibitors.
This frequency when combined with the frequency to address the blood and immune system reduced lipoxygenase mediated inflammation better than any drug ever tested in this animal model.
The inflammation is caused by compounds known as prostaglandins and thromboxanes, the biosynthesis in your body of which requires the enzymes lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase (LOX and COX).
 
 
 
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