Abstract
20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, a major renal P-450 metabolite of arachidonic acid, has been quantified in human urine using capillary gas chromatography/electron capture negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry. The urinary excretion of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid was in the low pg/ml range. However, treatment of urine with β-glucuronidase resulted in a 13- to 28-fold increase in its concentration. This suggests 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid differs from other eicosanoids in that it is excreted primarily as a glucuronide conjugate.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 728-733 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 185 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 15 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology