Linoleate 8R-lipoxygenase

Linoleate 8R-lipoxygenase (EC 1.13.11.60, linoleic acid 8R-dioxygenase, 5,8-LDS (bifunctional enzyme), 7,8-LDS (bifunctional enzyme), 5,8-linoleate diol synthase (bifunctional enzyme), 7,8-linoleate diol synthase (bifunctional enzyme), PpoA) is an enzyme with systematic name linoleate:oxygen (8R)-oxidoreductase.^[1][2][3][4] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

linoleate + O₂ ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ (8R,9Z,12Z)-8-hydroperoxyoctadeca-9,12-dienoate

Linoleate 8R-lipoxygenase
Identifiers
EC no.	1.13.11.60
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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Linoleate 8R-lipoxygenase contains heme.