TABLE 5

Regioselective composition of EETs and HETEs produced by recombinant CYP2C enzymes

The regiochemical distribution of EETs and HETEs formed by incubation of recombinant mouse CYP2C enzymes with [1-14C]AA was quantified by HPLC and liquid scintillation as described under Materials and Methods. Values shown are average of at least three different experiments.

Distribution
Regioisomer CYP2C50 CYP2C54 CYP2C55
%
HETEs
5-HETE 3.5 11.5 N.D.
8-HETE 12.7 2.1 N.D.
9-HETE N.D. N.D. 1.6
11-HETE 17.3 6.7 2.2
12-HETE 23.6 55.9 3.6
15-HETE 12.9 6.4 4.2
16-HETE 12.6 N.D. N.D.
17-HETE N.D. N.D. N.D.
18-HETE 5.0 6.6 7.0
19-HETE 12.3 N.D. 78.6
20-HETE N.D. 11.0 3.0
EETs
5,6-EET 12 20 7
8,9-EET 23 25 18
11,12-EET 36 30 40
14,15-EET 29 25 36
  • N.D., not detectable at a detection limit of 1% (∼100 cpm).