Definition of "cyclooxygenase-1" []

• An enzyme that regulates prostaglandins that are important for the health of the stomach lining and kidneys (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The study found that anthocyanins were potent antioxidants that could prevent oxidative damage and also inhibited enzymes called cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 Cox 1 and 2, which is similar in the way anti- inflammatory drugs seek to reduce pain."
• "It found that ginger, like the NSAID's, inhibits the enzymes cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2."
• "Map of subnetwork centered around the gene cyclooxygenase-1 (COX1 or PTGS1) involved in synthesis of prostaglandins, which control smooth muscle activity in the body along with many other physiological functions."