prostaglandin G2

prostaglandin G2
(PGG2) a prostaglandin cyclic endoperoxide formed from arachidonic acid by incorporation of two oxygen molecules, catalyzed by the cyclooxygenase activity of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase; it is an unstable intermediate and is converted rapidly and spontaneously to PGH2.

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