arachidonate 8(S)-lipoxygenase activity
Catalysis of the reaction: arachidonate + O2 = (5Z,8S,9E,11Z,14Z)-8-hydroperoxyicosa-5,9,11,14-tetraenoate.
GO:0016702
oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
is_a
8(S)-lipoxygenase activity
broad
8-lipoxygenase (S-type)
broad