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SUBMITTER: Xu S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3945341 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Shu S Hermanson Daniel J DJ Banerjee Surajit S Ghebreselasie Kebreab K Clayton Gina M GM Garavito R Michael RM Marnett Lawrence J LJ
The Journal of biological chemistry 20140114 10
Oxicams are widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), but little is known about the molecular basis of the interaction with their target enzymes, the cyclooxygenases (COX). Isoxicam is a nonselective inhibitor of COX-1 and COX-2 whereas meloxicam displays some selectivity for COX-2. Here we report crystal complexes of COX-2 with isoxicam and meloxicam at 2.0 and 2.45 angstroms, respectively, and a crystal complex of COX-1 with meloxicam at 2.4 angstroms. These structures reveal ...[more]