ENTRY       EC 1.13.11.40
NAME        Arachidonate 8-lipoxygenase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
            (oxygenases)
            With incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
SYSNAME     Arachidonate:oxygen 8-oxidoreductase
REACTION    Arachidonate + O2 =
            (5Z,9E,11Z,14Z)-(8R)-8-Hydroxyperoxyeicosa-5,9,11,14-tetraenoate
SUBSTRATE   Arachidonate
            O2
PRODUCT     (5Z,9E,11Z,14Z)-(8R)-8-Hydroxyperoxyeicosa-5,9,11,14-tetraenoate
COMMENT     From the coral Pseudoplexaura porosa.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.13.11.40
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.13.11.40
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