Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2
HUMAN ENZYME INVOLVED IN INFLAMMATION
Cyclooxygenase 2; COX-2; Cox-2; Cyclooxygenase-2; PTGS2; PTGS2 (gene); Cycloxygenase-2
Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (prostaglandin G/H synthase and cyclooxygenase) (The HUGO official symbol is PTGS2; HGNC ID, HGNC:9605), also known as cyclooxygenase-2 or COX-2, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PTGS2 gene. In humans it is one of two cyclooxygenases.