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cyclooxygenase-2 Cox-2 prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 PTGS2 PGHS-2

An enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever WordNet 3.0

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An enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2, also known as cyclooxygenase-2 or COX-2, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PTGS2 gene. Wikipedia

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens Wikidata

Human enzyme involved in inflammation Wikidata

The beneficial effects of NSAIDs result from their ability to block Cox-2 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

IS A

HAS PART

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS

CELL COMPONENT

endoplasmic reticulum

CHROMOSOME

ENCODED BY

ENCODES

FOUND IN TAXON

MOLECULAR FUNCTION

plasma protein binding

PHYSICALLY INTERACTS WITH

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

cyclooxygenase-2, Cox-2

Wikipedia

prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2

Wikidata

Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2, PTGS2

Wikipedia Redirections

COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2, cyclooxygenase 2, cycloxygenase-2, PTGS2

Wikidata Alias

COX-2, COX2, Cyclooxygenase-2, cyclooxygenase 2, cyclooxygenase 2b, GRIPGHS, hCox-2, PGG/HS, PGH synthase 2, PGHS-2, PHS-2, PHS II, prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2, prostaglandin G/H synthase 2, prostaglandin H2 synthase 2, PTGS2