Arachidonic acid is epoxidated to 5,6-EET by CYP(4)

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R-HSA-2161890
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Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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5/5
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Several cytochrome P450s (CYPs) convert arachidonic acid to 5,6-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (5,6-EET). The CYPs and their references are as follows: CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP1B1 (Choudhary et al. 2004); CYP2J2 (Wu et al. 1996).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
8631948 Molecular cloning and expression of CYP2J2, a human cytochrome P450 arachidonic acid epoxygenase highly expressed in heart

Falck, JR, Wu, S, Zeldin, DC, Moomaw, CR, Tomer, KB

J Biol Chem 1996
15258110 Metabolism of retinoids and arachidonic acid by human and mouse cytochrome P450 1b1

Stoilov, I, Choudhary, D, Schenkman, JB, Sarfarazi, M, Jansson, I

Drug Metab Dispos 2004
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monooxygenase activity of CYP(4) [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]

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