TABLE 5

Metabolism of arachidonic acid (AA) and linoleic acid (LA) by recombinant mouse CYP2J enzymes

Total metabolic rates, percentage of epoxygenase, and percentage of hydroxylase metabolites formed during incubations of recombinant mouse CYP2J isoforms with AA and LA were quantified by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (as described under Materials and Methods). Data for human CYP2J2 are shown for comparison.

ProteinRates (pmol/nmol/min)Distribution (% Total)
AALAAA EpoxyAA HydroxylLA EpoxyLA Hydroxyl
CYP2J225439972288515
CYP2J5768574264555
CYP2J622298119937
CYP2J816713753477030
CYP2J9371066340100
CYP2J11376248524654
CYP2J12354233678020
CYP2J137819343574357