Definition of Lipoxygenase

1. Noun. (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids ¹

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Medical Definition of Lipoxygenase

1. Enzyme that catalyses the oxidative conversion of arachidonic acid to the hydroxyeicosenoic acid (HETE) structure in the synthesis of leucotrienes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lipoxygenase

lipotropic hormone
lipotropically
lipotropies
lipotropin
lipotropins
lipotropy
lipovaccine
lipovitellin
lipoxenous
lipoxeny
lipoxidase
lipoxin
lipoxin A4 synthase
lipoxin B4 synthase
lipoxins
lipoxygenase (current term)
lipoxygenase inhibitors
lipoxygenases
lipoyl
lipoyl dehydrogenase
lippage
lippedness
lippen
lippened
lippening
lippens
lipper
lippered
lippering

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