ALOX12B
Encyclopedia
Arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12R type, also known as ALOX12B, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the ALOX12B gene
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to 12R-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid.
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
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Function
This gene encodes an enzyme involved in the conversion of arachidonic acidArachidonic acid
Arachidonic acid is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4.It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil, Arachidonic acid (AA, sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6).It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil,...
to 12R-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid.