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rate-limiting unreviewed

Cyclooxygenase (COX-1 / COX-2; PTGS1/2)

1 reactions · 1 pathways

Cofactors used

Clinical / pharmacological. Irreversibly acetylated by aspirin; NSAID and coxib target

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Eicosanoid Synthesis Lipid Metabolism · Cytosol / ER / nuclear membrane

step 2 Irreversible rate-limiting

Arachidonic acid + 2 O2 -> PGG2 -> PGH2

Converts Arachidonic acid O2 into PGG2

Notes

Bifunctional cyclooxygenase + peroxidase. Irreversibly acetylated by aspirin; reversibly inhibited by other NSAIDs; COX-2 selectively inhibited by coxibs.

Showing all 1 reactions.

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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    Vitamin E-Related Molecular Signatures in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Hypothesis-Generating Multi-Omics Analysis.

    Ma Y, Han Y, Geng Z, Fang S, Ren J, Wang S, He T, Kong L, Fang M. · 2026-08-06

    unreviewed
  2. 2
    Neuronal Injury and Regeneration-Linked Gene Expression Dynamics in the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Following Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury

    Ulutabanca H, Albayrak S, Yilmaz Şükranli Z, Er B, Abat E, Taheri S. · 2026-06-01

    open access unreviewed
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    Unveiling medication patterns in traditional Chinese medicine for the prevention of colorectal cancer recurrence: from potential combinations to validation of components and targets.

    Bu Q, Yuan S, Wei X, Wang J, Li L, Chen P, Shen W, Sun D, Ye LL, Yang Y, Xu L, Lu S, Duan DD, Cheng H. · 2026-06-04

    open access unreviewed
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    GLIS3, a novel regulator of eicosanoid gene expression and metabolism in normal kidney and polycystic kidney disease.

    Srivastava C, Kang HS, Edin ML, Mukherjee T, Lih FB, Grimm SA, Collier JB, Zeldin DC, Jetten AM. · 2026-02-11

    unreviewed
  8. 8
    Network Analysis of Convergent and Specific Molecular Pathways of Nutraceuticals with Antioxidant and Neuroprotective Potential in Glaucoma.

    Teneva P, Stamova S, Varlyakov K, Ermenlieva N, Georgieva E, Kostadinova T. · 2026-04-02

    open access unreviewed
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    Aspirin alters molecular crosstalk between prostaglandin, apoptosis, and invasion pathways in colorectal cancer.

    Mostafavi-Fini HS, Moradi A, Gowdini E, Mohammadi R, Abdollahi T, Jamshidian F, Ganji SM. · 2026-04-14

    open access unreviewed
  10. 10
    Mechanism-based prediction of drug synergy via network controllability analysis of therapeutic pathways in intractable diseases.

    Namba S, Goda M, Kuniki Y, Ishizawa K, Iida M, Takeshita JI, Yamanishi Y. · 2026-03-11

    open access unreviewed

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