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Cyclooxygenase vs Epoxygenase - What's the difference?

cyclooxygenase | epoxygenase |

As nouns the difference between cyclooxygenase and epoxygenase

is that cyclooxygenase is (enzyme) any of several enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins; their inhibition is the mode of action of aspirin and ibuprofen while epoxygenase is (biochemistry) an enzyme that produces hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (hetes) and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (eets) from arachidonic acid, causing effects such as cell proliferation and decrease in cyclooxygenase activity.

cyclooxygenase

English

(wikipedia cyclooxygenase)

Alternative forms

*cyclo-oxygenase

Noun

(en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins; their inhibition is the mode of action of aspirin and ibuprofen.

    • epoxygenase

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia epoxygenase)
  • (biochemistry) An enzyme that produces hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs) and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) from arachidonic acid, causing effects such as cell proliferation and decrease in cyclooxygenase activity.