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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
1.13.11.7 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