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Cyclooxygenase and Synthase

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Difference between Cyclooxygenase and Synthase

Cyclooxygenase vs. Synthase

Cyclooxygenase (COX), officially known as prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase (PTGS), is an enzyme (specifically, a family of isozymes) that is responsible for formation of prostanoids, including thromboxane and prostaglandins such as prostacyclin, from arachidonic acid. In biochemistry, a synthase is an enzyme that catalyses a synthesis process.

Similarities between Cyclooxygenase and Synthase

Cyclooxygenase and Synthase have 1 thing in common (in Unionpedia): Enzyme.

Enzyme

Enzymes are macromolecular biological catalysts.

Cyclooxygenase and Enzyme · Enzyme and Synthase · See more »

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Cyclooxygenase and Synthase Comparison

Cyclooxygenase has 49 relations, while Synthase has 14. As they have in common 1, the Jaccard index is 1.59% = 1 / (49 + 14).

References

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