arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activity

Term ID

GO:0004051

Synonyms

• 5-delta-lipoxygenase activity
• 5-lipoxygenase activity
• 5Delta-lipoxygenase activity
• arachidonate:oxygen 5-oxidoreductase activity
• arachidonic 5-lipoxygenase activity
• arachidonic acid 5-lipoxygenase activity
• C-5-lipoxygenase activity
• delta(5)-lipoxygenase activity
• delta5-lipoxygenase activity
• leukotriene A4 synthase
• leukotriene-A(4) synthase activity
• leukotriene-A4 synthase activity
• LTA synthase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-eicosatetraenoate + O2 = H2O + leukotriene A4.

References

• EC:1.13.11.34
• MetaCyc:ARACHIDONATE-5-LIPOXYGENASE-RXN
• MetaCyc:RXN-8647
• RHEA:17485
• RHEA:17961
• RHEA:32307

Ontology

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