The existence of a 15(S)-hydroxy-5,6-oxido-7,9,13-trans-1 I-cis-eicosatetraenoic acid intermediate in the biosyntheses of lipoxins A and B has recently been proposed. In the present study, human leukocytes were exposed to 15HETE and the divalent cation ionophore A23187 and alcohol trapping studies were performed. The products containing alkyltetraenes were isolated and characterized. HPLC analysis, UV spectroscopy and GC/MS of the products showed that 5,15_dihydroxy-14-O-alkyleicosatetraenoic acids were formed, indicating that 5(6)-epoxytetraenes (precursor of the trapping product) were formed in human leukocytes. To gain further evidence for the role of 5(6)-epoxytetraene intermediate in the biosynthesis of lipoxins, (15)-hydroxy-5,6-oxido-7,9,13-trans-1 I-cti-eicosatetraenoic acid was prepared by total chemical synthesis. When added to purified human liver cytosolic epoxide hydrolase, the epoxide was rapidly and quantitatively converted into LXA. The results provide further evidence for the role of a S(6)epoxytetraene intermediate in the biosynthesis of lipoxins.
Arachidonic acid Conjugated tetraeneLipoxygenase interaction product (Human) Leukocyte Epoxide
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