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From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Does aspirin inhibit oxidative phosphorylation?
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Date: Tue, 14-Jan-86 23:06:13 EST
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> > 	The major pharmacological action of aspirin is inhibition of various
> > prostagladins, resulting in:
> 
> 	Actually the direct action of Aspirin is two-fold. For the first 15
> minutes, it is Acetysalicylic Acid and irreversibly inhibits an enzyme called
> Cyclooxygenase - the first step in Prostaglandin synthesis. 
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

	Is cyclooxygenase the same as prostaglandin synthetase?  That actually
is the enzyme responsible for prostaglandin synthesis from arachidonic acid?
	I'll feel better if it's the same.  My formal education in biochemistry
stopped 15 years ago, and I am constantly frustrated by changing biochemical
nomenclature when I get involved in clinical instrumentation projects.

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