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- noun biochemistry An
enzyme that produceshydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs) andepoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) fromarachidonic acid , causing effects such ascell proliferation and decrease incyclooxygenase activity.
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Examples
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Our findings indicate that a neuronal P450 epoxygenase mediates the pain-relieving properties of morphine.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Jennie L Conroy 2010
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Figure 3: Effects of P450 and epoxygenase inhibitors on morphine antinociception.
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The eicosanoids: cyclooxygenase, lipoxygenase, and epoxygenase pathways
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Recommended name unspecific monooxygenase Synonyms 3AH15 6 b-hydroxylase 6-b-testosterone hydroxylase aldehyde oxygenase arachidonic acid epoxygenase brain aromatase CYP102
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Alkene monooxygenase 1.14.13.69 1 Nomenclature EC number 1.14.13.69 Systematic name alkene, NADH: oxygen oxidoreductase Recommended name alkene monooxygenase Synonyms AMO alkene epoxygenase propene monooxygenase CAS registry number 63439-50-9 2 Source Organism
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Tomer KB, Falck JR, Zeldin DC (1996) Molecular cloning and expression of CYP2J2, a human cytochrome P450 arachidonic acid epoxygenase highly expressed in heart.
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Ruan X, Yang B, Spiecker M, et al. (1999) Anti-inflammatory properties of cytochrome P450 epoxygenase-derived eicosanoids.
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Here we show CYP2J2 can act as an endogenous epoxygenase source of high affinity PPAR ligands.
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Cells were co-transfected with PPAR reporter gene, CYP2J2 and PPARα, and treated with the epoxygenase inhibitor SKF525A (0-30 µM).
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