Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase

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In biochemistry, prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthases are "enzyme complexes that catalyze the formation of prostaglandins from the appropriate unsaturated fatty acids, molecular oxygen, and a reduced acceptor.[1]

An example of a prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase is cyclooxygenase 2.

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