Lipoxygenases

Lipoxygenases (LOXs) are a family of non-heme iron dioxygenases that are involved in the production and metabolism of fatty acid hydroperoxidases. There are six lipoxygenase isozymes; 5-LOX, 12R-LOX, 12S-LOX, 15-LOX-1, 15-LOX-2 and E-LOX.

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Lipoxygenase Inhibitors

Cat. No. Product Name / Activity
1311 MK 886
Inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (FLAP)
6448 ML 351
Selective 12/15 LOX inhibitor; active in vivo
2850 PD 146176
Selective 15-lipoxygenase inhibitor
0645 2-TEDC
5-, 12-, 15-Lipoxygenase inhibitor
3308 Zileuton
5-LOX inhibitor; orally bioavailable

Lipoxygenases (LOXs) are a family of non-heme iron dioxygenases that are involved in the production and metabolism of fatty acid hydroperoxidases. There are six lipoxygenase isozymes; 5-LOX, 12R-LOX, 12S-LOX, 15-LOX-1 and 15-LOX-2, which catalyze the regio-selective addition of oxygen into arachidonic acid, and epidermal LOX (E-LOX) which metabolizes 12R-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12R-HPETE) to a specific epoxyalcohol compound.

Different isozymes have different physiological roles; 5-, 12R-, 12S- and 15-LOX-1 have proliferative, antiapoptotic and angiogenic functions whilst 15-LOX-2 has roles in differentiation, growth arrest and the induction of apoptosis. E-LOX, the most divergent member of this family, is involved in terminal differentiation of keratinocytes and has a major role in skin barrier function. Perturbations in lipoxygenase enzymes have been implicated in various human diseases including bronchial asthma, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis and some cancers.

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Literature for Lipoxygenases

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Lipoxygenase Gene Data

Gene Species Gene Symbol Gene Accession No. Protein Accession No.
5-LOX Human ALOX5 NM_000698 P09917
Mouse Alox5 NM_009662 P48999
Rat Alox5 NM_012822 P12527
12R-LOX Human ALOX12B NM_001139 O75342
Mouse Alox12b NM_009659 O70582
Rat Alox12b NM_001039377 Q2KMM4
12S-LOX Human ALOX12 NM_000697 P18054
Mouse Alox12 NM_007440 P39655
Rat Alox12 NM_001105798 XP_213369
15-LOX-1 Human ALOX15 NM_001140 P16050
Mouse Alox15 NM_009660 P39654
Rat Alox15 NM_031010 Q02759
15-LOX-2 Human ALOX15B NM_001039130 O15296
Mouse Alox8 NM_009661 O35936
Rat Alox15b NM_153301 Q8K4F2
E-LOX Human ALOXE3 NM_021628 Q9BYJ1
Mouse Aloxe3 NM_011786 Q9WV07
Rat Aloxe3 NM_001105793 XP_213336
ALOX5AP Human ALOX5AP NM_001204406 P20292
Mouse Alox5ap NM_009663 P30355
Rat Alox5ap NM_017260 P20291