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EC 1.13.11.34 Details
EC number
1.13.11.34
Accepted name
arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase
Reaction
arachidonate + O2 = leukotriene A4 + H2O (overall reaction);;(1a) arachidonate + O2 = (6E,8Z,11Z,14Z)-(5S)-5-hydroperoxyicosa-6,8,11,14-tetraenoate;;(1b) (6E,8Z,11Z,14Z)-(5S)-5-hydroperoxyicosa-6,8,11,14-tetraenoate = leukotriene A4 + H2O
Other name(s)
leukotriene-A4 synthase,
Δ5-lipoxygenase,
5Δ-lipoxygenase,
arachidonic 5-lipoxygenase,
arachidonic acid 5-lipoxygenase,
C-5-lipoxygenase,
LTA synthase,
leukotriene A4 synthase
Systematic name
arachidonate:oxygen 5-oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
80619-02-9
History
created 1984, modified 1990
EC Tree
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965
1.13.11.7 created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.7, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.7, deleted 1980
1.13.11.21 created 1972, deleted 2001