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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > technical chemicals > chemical inhibitors > metabolic inhibitors > enzyme inhibitors > cyclooxygenase inhibitors
Preferred Term:

cyclooxygenase inhibitors

Definition:
Compounds or agents that combine with cyclooxygenase (prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthases) and thereby prevent its substrate-enzyme combination with arachidonic acid and the formation of eicosanoids, prostaglandins, and thromboxanes.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
enzyme inhibitors
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • prostaglandin synthesis antagonists
  • prostaglandin synthase inhibitors
  • prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase inhibitors
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/334734
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RDF/XMLCreated 2019-10-10, last modified 2019-12-16