Term Information

Accession
GO:0047677
Name
arachidonate 8(R)-lipoxygenase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
8(R)-lipoxygenase activity, arachidonate:oxygen 8-oxidoreductase activity, 8-lipoxygenase activity, arachidonate 8-lipoxygenase activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: arachidonate + O2 = (5Z,8R,9E,11Z,14Z)-8-hydroperoxyicosa-5,9,11,14-tetraenoate. Source: RHEA:14985, EC:1.13.11.40
Comment
This activity produces the R-enantiomer of HPETE, 8(R)-HPETE. For the reaction producing the S-enantiomer, see GO:0036403.
History
See term history for GO:0047677 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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arachidonate 8(R)-lipoxygenase activity [is_a relation] is_a  oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of two atoms of oxygen (GO:0016702)

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EC
1.13.11.40
KEGG_REACTION
R01594
MetaCyc
ARACHIDONATE-8-LIPOXYGENASE-RXN
RHEA
14985