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Enzymatic Synthesis of Epoxidized Metabolites of Docosahexaenoic, Eicosapentaenoic, and Arachidonic Acids
Published on: June 28, 2019
Effects of human soluble epoxide hydrolase polymorphisms on isoprenoid phosphate hydrolysis
Ahmed E Enayetallah1, David F Grant
1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, 06269, USA.
Abstract:
Soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is highly expressed in human liver and contains a C-terminal epoxide hydrolase activity and an N-terminal phosphatase activity. Endogenous C-terminal hydrolase substrates include arachidonic acid epoxides, however, data are limited regarding possible endogenous substrates for the N-terminal phosphatase. Possible sEH N-terminal substrates include isoprenoid phosphate precursors of cholesterol biosynthesis and protein isoprenylation. Here, we report the kinetic analysis for a range of sEH isoprenoid substrates. We also provide an analysis of the effects of human sEH polymorphisms on isoprenoid hydrolysis. Interestingly, the Arg287Gln polymorphism recently suggested to be involved in hypercholesterolemia was found to possess a higher isoprenoid phosphatase activity than the wild type sEH. Consistent with the finding of isoprenoid phosphates as substrates for sEH, we identified isoprenoid-derived N-terminal inhibitors with IC50 values ranging from 0.84 (+/-0.9) to 55.1 (+/-30.7) microM. Finally, we evaluated the effects of the different isoprenoid compounds on the C-terminal hydrolase activity.
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