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15-oxoprostaglandin 13-reductase (medicine) and meconin (iou)


15-oxoprostaglandin 13-reductase (medicine)


15-oxoprostaglandin 13-reductase
<enzyme> (5z)-(15s)-11 alpha-hydroxy-9,15-dioxoprostanoate:NAD(p)+ delta(13)-oxidoreductase. An enzyme active in prostaglandin e and f catabolism. It catalyses the reduction of the double bond at the 13-14 position of the 15-ketoprostaglandins and uses NADPH as cofactor.

Registry number: EC 1.3.1.48


meconin (iou)



meconin noun. . M19.
[from Greek mekon poppy + -IN1, -INE5.]
Chemistry. A crystalline aromatic lactone which is one of the alkaloid components of opium.