MeSH definition : Enzymes catalyzing the oxidation of arachidonic acid to hydroperoxyarachidonates.
These products are then rapidly converted by a peroxidase to hydroxyeicosatetraenoic
acids. The positional specificity of the enzyme reaction varies from tissue to tissue.
The final lipoxygenase pathway leads to the leukotrienes. EC 1.13.11.- .;
Enzymes catalyzing the oxidation of arachidonic acid to hydroperoxyarachidonates.
These products are then rapidly converted by a peroxidase to hydroxyeicosatetraenoic
acids. The positional specificity of the enzyme reaction varies from tissue to tissue.
The final lipoxygenase pathway leads to the leukotrienes. EC 1.13.11.- .