Leukotriene C4 synthase

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 69, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 111-116

  Lam, Bing K ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysteinyl leukotrienes; Enzyme; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

3 [3 TERT BUTYLTHIO 1 (4 CHLOROBENZYL) 5 ISOPROPYL 2 INDOLYL] 2,2 DIMETHYLPROPIONIC ACID; ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; ARACHIDONIC ACID; COBALT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUTATHIONE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKOTRIENE A4; LEUKOTRIENE C4; LEUKOTRIENE C4 SYNTHASE; MAGNESIUM ION; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; PEPTIDOLEUKOTRIENE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; STAT6 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHROMOSOME 11; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0043076108     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-3278(03)00071-1     Document Type: Article

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