Nomenclature thromboxanes

The nomenclature of prostaglandins and prostacyclins is based on the basic prostane skeleton (11), whereas thromboxane (12) is the parent for the thromboxanes. 

Metabolism and Nomenclature Prostaglaiulins and Thromboxanes Essential Fatty d Deficiaicy... 

Coleman. R.A. er a/. (1995) Prostanoid and leukotriene receptors a progress report from the lUPHAR working parties on classification and nomenclature. Adv. Prostaglandin. Thromboxane. Leukot. Res.. 23. 283-285. 

The discovery of the thromboxanes, and especially subsequent studies on the metabolism of TXBj, made it necessary to introduce a nomenclature for the thromboxanes [22], The basis for the nomenclature is the parent compound throm-bane and corresponds to that in prostaglandin nomenclature [23] with the exception of the oxane oxygen which is designated 11a (Fig. 3). 

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