epoxygenase

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noun

An enzyme that produces hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs) and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) from arachidonic acid, causing effects such as cell proliferation and decrease in cyclooxygenase activity.

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Meanings

nounepoxygenase (countable and uncountable, plural epoxygenases)

plural epoxygenases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that produces hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs) and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) from arachidonic acid, causing effects such as cell proliferation and decrease in cyclooxygenase activity.
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APA

epoxygenase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epoxygenase

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“epoxygenase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epoxygenase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epoxygenase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epoxygenase.

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