CHEBI:6497 - lipoxin

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ChEBI Name lipoxin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:6497
Definition A nonclassic icosanoid and signalling molecule that has four conjugated double bonds and is derived from arachidonic acid.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): specialised pro-resolving mediator
A class of cell signaling molecules enzymatically derived from n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids that have important roles in orchestrating the resolution of tissue inflammation.
Application(s): specialised pro-resolving mediator
A class of cell signaling molecules enzymatically derived from n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids that have important roles in orchestrating the resolution of tissue inflammation.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing lipoxin (CHEBI:6497) has functional parent arachidonic acid (CHEBI:15843)
lipoxin (CHEBI:6497) has role specialised pro-resolving mediator (CHEBI:140399)
lipoxin (CHEBI:6497) is a nonclassic icosanoid (CHEBI:61703)
lipoxin (CHEBI:6497) is conjugate acid of lipoxin anion (CHEBI:67022)
Incoming (7E,9E,11Z,13E,15R,17Z)-5,6,15-trihydroxyicosapentaenoic acid (CHEBI:136357) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
15-epi-lipoxin A4 (CHEBI:72789) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
15-epi-lipoxin B4 (CHEBI:63991) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
15-oxolipoxin A4 (CHEBI:63992) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
20-hydroxylipoxin A4 (CHEBI:90976) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
20-hydroxylipoxin B4 (CHEBI:90978) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
5(S),6(R)-Lipoxin A4 methyl ester (CHEBI:197104) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
5,14,15-trihydroxy-6,8,10,12-eicosatetraenoic acid (CHEBI:229834) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
6-epi-lipoxin A4 (CHEBI:63990) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
lipoxin A4 (CHEBI:6498) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
lipoxin B4 (CHEBI:6499) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
lipoxin C4 (CHEBI:36220) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
lipoxin D4 (CHEBI:36221) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
lipoxin E4 (CHEBI:36222) is a lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
lipoxin anion (CHEBI:67022) is conjugate base of lipoxin (CHEBI:6497)
Synonyms Sources
lipoxins ChEBI
LX ChEBI
Manual Xref Database
LMFA0304 LIPID MAPS
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Citations Waiting for Citations Types Sources
11478982 PubMed citation Europe PMC
12239238 PubMed citation Europe PMC
16125378 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
09 March 2018
General Comments
2011-03-24 Lipoxygenase interaction products: conjugated tetraenes formed from arachidonic acid by the action of two lipoxygenases.
2011-03-24 Abbreviated as "LX," they are short-lived, endogenously-produced nonclassic eicosanoids whose appearance in inflammation signals the resolution of inflammation.