National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Lipooxygenase Inhibitor

Synonyms

Lipooxygenase Inhibitor

Definitions

Any substance that inhibits lipooxygenase, an enzyme that catalyses the dioxygenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in lipids. Lipooxygenase is involved in the metabolism of eicosanoids (such as prostaglandins and leukotrienes) and its inhibition can suppress hypersensitivity reactions.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1322

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:35856

code

C1322

DEFINITION

Any substance that inhibits lipooxygenase, an enzyme that catalyses the dioxygenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in lipids. Lipooxygenase is involved in the metabolism of eicosanoids (such as prostaglandins and leukotrienes) and its inhibition can suppress hypersensitivity reactions.

FULL_SYN

Lipooxygenase Inhibitor

label

Lipooxygenase Inhibitor

Legacy Concept Name

Lipooxygenase_Inhibitor

Preferred_Name

Lipooxygenase Inhibitor

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C1322

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C0085385

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C471

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