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5-Lipoxygenase (ALOX5) + FLAP

1 reactions · 1 pathways

Cofactors used

Clinical / pharmacological. Zileuton target; leads to leukotrienes

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

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

0 entries

No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.

Recent literature

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    The dual role of leukotrienes in the tumor microenvironment: balancing pro-tumorigenic and anti-tumor immunity.

    Thake A, Caruso M, Fernandez-Bussy S, Sacco K. · 2026-06-23

    open access unreviewed
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    Multi-omics dissection of metabolic hijacking: Infectious bronchitis virus orchestrates lipid-centric replication through PPAR-TGF-β crosstalk.

    Yan K, Wang X, Bo Z, Zhang C, Guo M, Zhang X, Wu Y. · 2026-01-28

    cited 1× open access unreviewed
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    Metabolic control of macrophages in coronavirus disease 2019.

    An L, Xu H, Fan Q, Lu M, Sun D. · 2025-12-26

    open access unreviewed
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    Rutin alleviates LPS-induced injury in IPEC-J2 cells via suppression of ferroptosis: involvement of NFE2L2-KEAP1, TLR4 and ALOX5.

    Huo L, Liu J, Li M, Tian W, Wang B, Cao H, Luo G, Shen M, Liu J. · 2026-08-10

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    DANGER/ITPRIP-mediated iron homeostasis mediates ferroptosis resistance and presents a potential therapeutic target in ccRCC.

    Fan K, Zhou Y, Xu J, Mathis BJ, Hao J, Feng Y, Lin J, Yu X, Liu S, Sun D, Wu W. · 2026-07-14

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    Carbon nanoparticle-Fe (II) complex for ferroptosis therapy in refractory solid tumors: a phase I trial.

    Shi H, Xie P, Li X, Lai L, Dang Q, Gou Z, Liao Z, He Q, Guo W, Ding Z, Wu S, Chen Y, Lin Z, Wen Y, Huang Y, C… · 2026-10-01

    open access unreviewed
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    Enrichment and Proteomic Profiling of Stromal-Associated Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations From Arthritic Synovial Fluid by Size-Exclusion Chromatography Coupled to CD90-Directed Immunocapture.

    Kurth S, Hanser E, Häner-Massimi S, Giaglis S, Geier F, Burri D, Buczak K, Heider U, Wild S, Acklin YP, Eglof… · 2026-10-01

    open access unreviewed

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