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. 2020 Sep 11;13(9):242. doi: 10.3390/ph13090242

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Biosynthesis of neuroprotectin D1 (NPD1). Phospholipase A2 releases docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from membrane phospholipids and 15-lipoxygenase catalyzes the deoxygenation at C17, followed by the formation of an epoxide that is enzymatically hydrolyzed in NPD1. Adapted from [77].