Cyclooxygenase-2

This enzyme has substrates from the prostaglandin family, which come from the membrane. It is held at the surface of the membrane by the blue helices, which have hydrophobic surfaces.

Later, hydrophobic residues are colored magenta, and polar residues are colored white.



Structural basis for selective inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 by anti-inflammatory agents.
Nature 384 pp. 644 (1996)
(PubMed)

1cx2 (PDB)