title: Cyclooxygenase enzymes: catalysis and inhibition.
abstract: Scientists working in the field of cyclooxygenase enzymes have witnessed several major advances in the past two years. Crystal structures of fatty acid substrate and prostaglandin product complexes have been elucidated. Elegant site-directed mutagenesis studies have pinpointed the roles of key amino acids within the active site. Together, these results have provided key insights into the overall reaction mechanism. Detailed kinetics, spectroscopic and crystallographic studies have shed new light on the complex mechanism of inhibition of these fascinating enzymes. Finally, novel substrates of cyclooxygenase-2 have been identified.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacia Discovery Research, Pharmacia, Mailstop BB4K, 700 Chesterfield Parkway North, St Louis, Missouri 63198, USA. ravi.g.kurumbail@pharmacia.com
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Kurumbail
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kiefer
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Marnett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002384:Catalysis; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C496511:PTGS1 protein, human; C496540:PTGS2 protein, human; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases