Abstract
The in vitro metabolism of 12(R)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid was studied using freshly isolated rat liver microsomes. Ten metabolites were isolated and identified by a combination of ultraviolet spectroscopy and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The two major metabolites were dihdroxyeicosatetraenoic acids generated by ω /ω - 1 hydroxylation. Oxidation at C-5 resulted in the formation of four leukotriene-like compounds, two of which differed from leukotriene B4 in double-bond geometry alone. The other two differed from leukotriene B4 in olefin geometry and C-5 configuration. Epoxidation at the 14,15-olefin resulted in the formation of two diastereomeric epoxy alcohols, while C-16 hydroxylation gave two diastereomeric dihydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 110-116 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Lipids and Lipid Metabolism |
Volume | 1123 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 3 1992 |
Keywords
- Cytochrome P-450
- Eicosanoid
- Epoxygenase
- Metabolism
- Rat liver microsome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Endocrinology