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EC 1.13.11.40               Enzyme                                 

Name arachidonate 8-lipoxygenase;
8-lipoxygenase;
8(R)-lipoxygenase
Class Oxidoreductases;
Acting on single donors with O2 as oxidant and incorporation of
oxygen into the substrate (oxygenases). The oxygen incorporated need
not be derived from O2;
With incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
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Sysname arachidonate:oxygen 8-oxidoreductase
Reaction(IUBMB) arachidonate + O2 =
(5Z,9E,11Z,14Z)-(8R)-8-hydroperoxyicosa-5,9,11,14-tetraenoate
[RN:R01594]
Reaction(KEGG) R01594
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Substrate arachidonate [CPD:C00219];
O2 [CPD:C00007]
Product (5Z,9E,11Z,14Z)-(8R)-8-hydroperoxyicosa-5,9,11,14-tetraenoate
[CPD:C04822]
Comment From the coral Pseudoplexaura porosa.
Pathway PATH: ec00590  Arachidonic acid metabolism
Structures PDB: 2FNQ  3DY5  3FG1  3FG3  3FG4  
Reference
  Authors
  Title

  Journal
  Organism
1  [PMID:2867091]
Bundy GL, Nidy EG, Epps DE, Mizsak SA, Wnuk RJ.
Discovery of an arachidonic acid C-8 lipoxygenase in the gorgonian
coral Pseudoplexaura porosa.
J. Biol. Chem. 261 (1986) 747-51.
Pseudoplexaura porosa
Other DBs ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 1.13.11.40
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 1.13.11.40
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.13.11.40
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 1.13.11.40
CAS: 100900-72-9

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