Epoxygenase
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Epoxygenase is a noun meaning (biochemistry) An enzyme that produces hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs) and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) from arachidonic acid, causing effects such as cell proliferation and decrease in cyclooxygenase activity.
Meaning
(biochemistry) An enzyme that produces hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs) and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) from arachidonic acid, causing effects such as cell proliferation and decrease in cyclooxygenase activity.
Word Forms
- epoxygenases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epoxidase, endoperoxidase, peroxygenase, deoxygenase, hemoxygenase, hydroxyperoxidase.
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