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> > 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.
>==>  Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York        <==

	No, cyclooxygenase is the first step, from Arachodonic Acid, to PG-G
and PG-H, prostaglandin synthetases are the second step enzymes, from PG-G/H
to the active ones, PG-E and PG-F, etc..  
	Of course, some people refer to all of them are Prostaglandin 
Synthetase, life can be confusing sometimes.
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				Craig Werner
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    "Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity."