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3.3.2.6: leukotriene-A4 hydrolase

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Word Map on EC 3.3.2.6

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leukotriene A4
+
H2O
=
leukotriene B4

Synonyms

EH, epoxide hydrolase, hydrolase, leukotriene A4, leukotriene A(4) hydrolase, leukotriene A4 hydrolase, leukotriene A4 hydrolase/aminopeptidase, leukotriene hydrolase A4, leukotriene-A4 hydrolase, leukotriene-A4-hydrolase, LT A4 hydrolase, LTA-4 hydrolase, LTA4 hydrolase, LTA4-h, LTA4H, More

ECTree

     3 Hydrolases
         3.3 Acting on ether bonds
             3.3.2 Ether hydrolases
                3.3.2.6 leukotriene-A4 hydrolase

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 3.3.2.6 - leukotriene-A4 hydrolase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
(7E,9E,11Z,14Z)-(5S,6S)-5,6-epoxyicosa-7,9,11,14-tetraenoate hydrolase
This is a bifunctional zinc metalloprotease that displays both epoxide hydrolase and aminopeptidase activities [4,6]. It preferentially cleaves tripeptides at an arginyl bond, with dipeptides and tetrapeptides being poorer substrates [6] (see EC 3.4.11.6, aminopeptidase B). It also converts leukotriene A4 into leukotriene B4, unlike EC 3.3.2.10, soluble epoxide hydrolase, which converts leukotriene A4 into 5,6-dihydroxy-7,9,11,14-icosatetraenoic acid [3,4]. In vertebrates, five epoxide-hydrolase enzymes have been identified to date: EC 3.3.2.6 (leukotriene A4 hydrolase), EC 3.3.2.7 (hepoxilin-epoxide hydrolase), EC 3.3.2.9 (microsomal epoxide hydrolase), EC 3.3.2.10 (soluble epoxide hydrolase) and EC 3.3.2.11 (cholesterol-5,6-oxide hydrolase) [5].