Eicosanoids and Other Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation and Radiation Injury (Developments in Oncology)
Contributors: Santosh Nigam (Editor); Kenneth V. Honn (Editor); Lawrence J. Marnett (Editor); Thomas Walden Jr. (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 31, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 848
ISBN-13: 9780792318705
Subjects: Oncology; Health/Fitness; Carcinogenesis; Radiation injuries; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Inflammation; Biochemistry; Medical / Oncology; Pathophysiology; Congresses; Mediators
First sentence: Leukotriene (LT) A4 hydrolase (EC 3.3.2.6) is a soluble monomeric protein with a molecular mass of 69 kDa that converts the unstable epoxide intermediate LTA4 into the proinflammatory compound LTB4, 5(S), 12(R)-dihydroxy-6,14-cis-8, 10-trans-eicosa-tetra-enoic acid (For reviews see Rets. 1 and 2).