5-Lipoxygenase, a key enzyme for leukotriene biosynthesis in health and disease - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 2015 Apr;1851(4):331-9.

doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.08.012. Epub 2014 Aug 22.

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5-Lipoxygenase, a key enzyme for leukotriene biosynthesis in health and disease

Olof Rådmark et al. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

5-Lipoxygenase (5-LOX) catalyzes two steps in the biosynthesis of leukotrienes (LTs), lipid mediators of inflammation derived from arachidonic acid. In this review we focus on 5-LOX biochemistry including 5-LOX interacting proteins and regulation of enzyme activity. LTs function in normal host defense, and have roles in many disease states where acute or chronic inflammation is part of the pathophysiology, as briefly summarized at the end of this chapter. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Oxygenated metabolism of PUFA: analysis and biological relevance".

Keywords: Arachidonic acid; Eicosanoid; Inflammation; Oxylipin.

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