What it does, reaction by reaction
1 reactions
Eicosanoid Synthesis Lipid Metabolism · Cytosol / ER / nuclear membrane
step 4
Irreversible/directional
Arachidonic acid + O2 -> 5-HPETE -> LTA4
Converts Arachidonic acid O2 into 5-HPETE
› Notes
Branch point of the leukotriene arm; zileuton inhibits 5-LOX.
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What accelerates and inhibits it
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