The structural basis for specificity in lipoxygenase catalysis

ME Newcomer, AR Brash - Protein Science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Many intriguing facets of lipoxygenase (LOX) catalysis are open to a detailed structural
analysis. Polyunsaturated fatty acids with two to six double bonds are oxygenated precisely …

Lipoxygenases: potential starting biocatalysts for the synthesis of signaling compounds

YC Joo, DK Oh - Biotechnology advances, 2012 - Elsevier
Lipoxygenases (LOXs) have attracted a great deal of attention as potential starting
biocatalysts for synthesizing signaling compounds. Significant advances during the past …

Recombinant lipoxygenases and hydroperoxide lyases for the synthesis of green leaf volatiles

H Stolterfoht, C Rinnofner, M Winkler… - Journal of agricultural …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are mainly C6-and in rare cases also C9-aldehydes,-alcohols,
and-esters, which are released by plants in response to biotic or abiotic stresses. These …

Structure of a calcium-dependent 11R-lipoxygenase suggests a mechanism for Ca2+ regulation

P Eek, R Järving, I Järving, NC Gilbert… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Lipoxygenases (LOXs) are a key part of several signaling pathways that lead to
inflammation and cancer. Yet, the mechanisms of substrate binding and allosteric regulation …

N-Substituted 5-(1H-Indol-2-yl)-2-methoxyanilines Are Allosteric Inhibitors of the Linoleate Oxygenase Activity of Selected Mammalian ALOX15 Orthologs …

A Golovanov, A Zhuravlev, A Cruz… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Here, we describe the first systematic study on the mechanism of substrate-selective
inhibition of mammalian ALOX15 orthologs. For this purpose, we prepared a series of N …

Conformational Dynamics of Lipoxygenases and Their Interaction with Biological Membranes

F Erba, G Mei, V Minicozzi, A Sabatucci… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Lipoxygenases (LOXs) are a family of enzymes that includes different fatty acid oxygenases
with a common tridimensional structure. The main functions of LOXs are the production of …

Identification of new targets and the virtual screening of lignans against Alzheimer's disease

M dos Santos Maia, GCS Rodrigues… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the progressive disturbance in cognition and
affects approximately 36 million people, worldwide. However, the drugs used to treat this …

Ligand‐induced formation of transient dimers of mammalian 12/15‐lipoxygenase: A key to allosteric behavior of this class of enzymes?

I Ivanov, W Shang, L Toledo, L Masgrau… - Proteins: Structure …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Mammalian lipoxygenases (LOXs) have been implicated in cellular defense response and
are important for physiological homeostasis. Since their discovery, LOXs have been …

Structural dynamics of 15-lipoxygenase-2 via hydrogen–deuterium exchange

KD Droege, ME Keithly, CR Sanders, RN Armstrong… - Biochemistry, 2017 - ACS Publications
Eicosanoids are inflammatory signaling lipids that are biosynthesized in response to cellular
injury or threat. They were originally thought to be pro-inflammatory molecules, but members …

Structural and functional evaluation mammalian and plant lipoxygenases upon association with nanodics as membrane mimetics

S Ulusan, I Sheraj, S Stehling, I Ivanov, A Das… - Biophysical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lipoxygenases (LOX) are a family lipid oxygenating enzymes that can generate bioactive
lipids of clinical relevance from polyunsaturated fatty acids. Most LOXs display a Ca 2+ …