epoxygenase (English, noun)
expansion: epoxygenase (countable and uncountable, plural epoxygenases)
Senses:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: 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.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: epoxygenases
tags: plural