- Prostaglandin-I synthase
In
enzymology , a prostaglandin-I synthase (EC number|5.3.99.4) is anenzyme that catalyzes thechemical reaction :(5Z,13E)-(15S)-9alpha,11alpha-epidioxy-15-hydroxyprosta-5,13- dienoate (5Z,13E)-(15S)-6,9alpha-epoxy-11alpha,15-dihydroxyprosta-5,13- dienoate
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are
(5Z,13E)-(15S)-9alpha,11alpha-epidioxy-15-hydroxyprosta-5,13- anddienoate , whereas its two products are(5Z,13E)-(15S)-6,9alpha-epoxy-11alpha,15-dihydroxyprosta-5,13- anddienoate .This enzyme belongs to the family of
isomerase s, specifically a class of other intramolecularoxidoreductase s. The systematic name of this enzyme class is (5Z,13E)-(15S)-9alpha,11alpha-epidioxy-15-hydroxyprosta-5,13-dienoat e 6-isomerase. Other names in common use include prostacyclin synthase, prostacycline synthetase, prostagladin I2 synthetase, PGI2 synthase, and PGI2 synthetase. This enzyme participates inarachidonic acid metabolism . It employs one cofactor,heme .tructural studies
As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code PDB link|2IAG.
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CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|65802-86-0."Gene Ontology (GO) codes
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