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SUBMITTER: Xu S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5300000 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Shu S Rouzer Carol A CA Marnett Lawrence J LJ
IUBMB life 20141223 12
Oxicams are a class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) structurally related to the enolic acid class of 4-hydroxy-1,2-benzothiazine carboxamides. They are used clinically to treat both acute and chronic inflammation by inhibiting the activity of the two cyclooxygenase (COX) isoforms, COX-1 and COX-2. Oxicams are structurally distinct from all other NSAIDs, exhibiting a novel binding pose in the COX active site. The 4-hydroxyl group on the thiazine ring partners with Ser-530 via hyd ...[more]