CYCLOOXYGENASE


Meaning of CYCLOOXYGENASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈäk-si-jə-ˌnās ]

noun

Etymology: cycl- + oxygenase, an enzyme, from oxygen + -ase

Date: 1975

: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandins and that has two isoforms of which one is involved in the creation of prostaglandins which mediate inflammation and pain

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.