Arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12R-type

BE0012120ProteinHumansALOX12B

Catalyzes the regio and stereo-specific incorporation of a single molecule of dioxygen into free and esterified polyunsaturated fatty acids generating lipid hydroperoxides that can be further reduced to the corresponding hydroxy species (PubMed:21558561, PubMed:9618483, PubMed:9837935). It is acted on by 1 drug in DrugBank.

Gene name
ALOX12B
UniProtKB entry
O75342Swiss-Prot
Cellular location
Cytoplasm
Residues / weight
701 residues · 80,355 Da
Also known as
1.13.11.- · 12R-lipoxygenase · 12R-LOX · Epidermis-type lipoxygenase 12

Resolves to

Pharmacology

What you can answer from here — as of September 03, 2024

1DrugApproved to experimental, with action, bond type and pharmacological action
Sign in
20GO termsFunction, process and component, as structured annotations
Sign in
2Pfam domainsDomain architecture mapped to Pfam families and clans
Sign in
1+ReferenceStructured and connected to the statements they support
Sign in

Which compounds in development act on Arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12R-type, and which indications are they being tested in?

Create a free account or log in to explore the full data card.

Create Account