Cyclooxygenase (COX) officially known as prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase (PTGS) is an enzyme (EC 1.14.99.1) that is responsible for formation of important biological mediators called prostanoids including prostaglandins prostacyclin and thromboxane.
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