Arachidonic acid is oxidised to 15R-HETE by Acetyl-PTGS2

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R-HSA-2161951
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Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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5/5
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Aspirin acetylates the cyclooxygenase, prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 (PTGS2) aka COX2. The acetylated PTGS2 triggers the formation of 15R-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15R-HETE) from arachidonic acid (Claria & Serhan 1995).

Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
7568157 Aspirin triggers previously undescribed bioactive eicosanoids by human endothelial cell-leukocyte interactions

ClĂ ria, J, Serhan, CN

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995
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arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase activity of Ac-PTGS2 dimer [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]

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