Cyclooxygenase

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms

More Specific Terms

• cyclooxygenase-1 (COX1, PGH synthase-1, prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase-1, PTGS1)
• cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2, PGH synthase-2, prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase-2)

Introduction

• Aspirin acetylates & irreversibly inactivates the enzyme. Other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents bind non- covalently to the enzyme & inhibit its activity. Ceramide may activate cyclooxygenase.

More General Terms

• dioxygenase
• membrane protein

Additional Terms

• ceramide
• cyclooxygenase cascade
• prostaglandin [PG] synthase

cyclooxygenase (prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase, COX)