cyclooxygenase

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See also: cyclo-oxygenase

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cyclooxygenase (plural cyclooxygenases)

  1. (biochemistry) 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.

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