Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Thromboxane B2 is an inactive metabolite/product of thromboxane A2. It is almost completely cleared in the urine.It itself is not involved in platelet activation and aggregation in case of a wound but its precursor thromboxane A2 is. Thromboxane A2 synthesis is the target of the drug aspirin which inhibits the COX-1 enzyme (the source of thromboxane A2 in platelets). 2-(34-Di-hydroxyphenyl)-ethanol (DHPE) is a phenolic component of extra-virgin olive oil.
