A class of cyclic prostaglandins that contain the 6,9-epoxy bond. Endogenous members of this family are biosynthesized enzymatically from PROSTAGLANDIN ENDOPEROXIDES.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D044062
altLabel
Prostacyclins
Prostaglandin I
AQL
AD AE AG AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
cui
C0205911
DC
1
definition
A class of cyclic prostaglandins that contain the 6,9-epoxy bond. Endogenous members of this family are biosynthesized enzymatically from PROSTAGLANDIN ENDOPEROXIDES.