Arachidonate Lipoxygenases |
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| Arachidonic Acid Lipoxygenase; Lipoxygenase, Arachidonic Acid; Lipoxygenases, Arachidonate | |
| Enzymes catalyzing the oxidation of arachidonic acid to hydroperoxyarachidonates (HPETES). These products are then rapidly converted by a peroxidase to hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETES). The positional specificity of the enzyme reaction varies from tissue to tissue. The final lipoxygenase pathway leads to the leukotrienes. EC 1.13.11.- . | |