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. 2010 Jan 26;2009:737282. doi: 10.1155/2009/737282

Table 1.

Step of biosynthetic pathway, site of action, and blocking agents.

Step of biosynthetic pathway Site of action Blocking agent
Flap (five-lipoxygenase activating protein) Cell membrane Not developed commercially
5-LO (5-lipoxygenase) Citosol Zileuton
Citosol Via-2291
Translocation of 5-lipoxygenase Binding sites DG-031 (BAY × 1005)
Cell membrane
CysLT1 receptor Target cells Montelukast
Zafirlukast
Pranlukast