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lipooxygenase

lipooxygenase is the alternative form of lipoxygenase.

Meaning of lipoxygenase

Noun

lipoxygenase (plural lipoxygenases)

  1. Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids
    Synonyms:
    lipoxidase, LOX

Forms of lipooxygenase

plurallipooxygenases

Questions about lipooxygenase

What is lipooxygenase the alternative form of?
Lipooxygenase is the alternative form of lipoxygenase.

Words near lipooxygenase in the dictionary

  1. liponucleosides
  2. liponym
  3. liponyms
  4. lipooligosaccharide
  5. lipooligosaccharides
  6. lipooxygenase
  7. lipooxygenases
  8. lipoparticle
  9. lipoparticles
  10. lipopathologies
  11. lipopathology

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