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In [[biochemistry]], '''prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthases''' are "[[enzyme]] complexes that catalyze the formation of [[prostaglandin]]s from the appropriate unsaturated [[fatty acid]]s, molecular oxygen, and a reduced acceptor.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[biochemistry]], '''prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthases''' are "[[enzyme]] complexes that catalyze the formation of [[prostaglandin]]s from the appropriate unsaturated [[fatty acid]]s, molecular oxygen, and a reduced acceptor.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 17 October 2010
In biochemistry, prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthases are "enzyme complexes that catalyze the formation of prostaglandins from the appropriate unsaturated fatty acids, molecular oxygen, and a reduced acceptor.[1]
An example of a prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase is cyclooxygenase 2.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.