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Mechanism of the lipoxygenase reaction. A hydrogen atom is abstracted from the bisallylic carbon of a polyunsaturated fatty acid, yielding a 1,5-pentadienyl radical. Addition of oxygen at the terminus of this radical yields a peroxyl radical, which is then reduced to the hydroperoxide.
