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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Oxidoreductases > Oxygenases > Mixed Function Oxygenases > Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases > Cyclooxygenase 2
Macromolecular Substances > Multiprotein Complexes > Multienzyme Complexes > Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases > Cyclooxygenase 2
Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Multienzyme Complexes > Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases > Cyclooxygenase 2

Preferred term

Cyclooxygenase 2  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • COX 2 Prostaglandin Synthase
  • COX-2 Prostaglandin Synthase
  • Cyclooxygenase-2
  • Cyclo Oxygenase II
  • Cyclo-Oxygenase II
  • PGHS-2
  • Prostaglandin H Synthase 2
  • Prostaglandin H Synthase-2
  • Prostaglandin Synthase, COX-2
  • PTGS2
  • Synthase, COX-2 Prostaglandin

Scope note

  • An inducibly-expressed subtype of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase. It plays an important role in many cellular processes and INFLAMMATION. It is the target of COX2 INHIBITORS.

History note

  • 2006(1996)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D051546

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