LTA4 is converted to EXA4 by ALOX15
LTA4 → EXA4
- Reactome
- R-HSA-2162019
- Compartment
- cytosol
- Rhea
- None recorded
Inputs
- LTA4CHEBI:57463, C20H29O3, cytosol
Outputs
- EXA4CHEBI:132070, C20H29O3, cytosol
Catalysed by
- leukotriene-C4 synthase activity of ALOX15:Fe2+ [cytosol]EC 4.4.1.20
Literature
- Eoxins are proinflammatory arachidonic acid metabolites produced via the 15-lipoxygenase-1 pathway in human eosinophils and mast cells Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2008
- Hodgkin Reed-Sternberg cells express 15-lipoxygenase-1 and are putative producers of eoxins in vivo: novel insight into the inflammatory features of classical Hodgkin lymphoma FEBS J, 2008