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Any of several enzymes that catalyze a cyclooxygenation reaction, but especially the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins (prostanoids); their inhibition is the mode of action of the NSAIDs aspirin and ibuprofen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Cox
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Broader terms: enzyme
Narrower terms: cyclooxygenase-1, Cox-1, cyclooxygenase-2, Cox-2
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Italian:
ciclossigenasi
— enzyme
