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EC 1.13.11.31 Details
EC number
1.13.11.31
Accepted name
arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase
Reaction
arachidonate + O2 = (5Z,8Z,10E,14Z)-(12S)-12-hydroperoxyicosa-5,8,10,14-tetraenoate
Other name(s)
Δ12-lipoxygenase,
12-lipoxygenase,
12Δ-lipoxygenase,
C-12 lipoxygenase,
12S-lipoxygenase,
leukotriene A4 synthase,
LTA4 synthase
Systematic name
arachidonate:oxygen 12-oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
82391-43-3
Comment
The product is rapidly reduced to the corresponding 12S-hydroxy compound.
History
created 1983
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