My. Bobrov et al., KINETICS OF OXIDATION OF ETHANOLAMIDES OF ARACHIDONIC (ANANDAMIDE) AND EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACIDS BY SOYBEAN 15-LIPOXYGENASE, Bioorganiceskaa himia, 22(10-11), 1996, pp. 875-877
Oxidation of arachidonic acid ethanolamide (anandamide) and eicosapent
aenoic acid ethanolamide by soybean 15-lipoxygenase was studied by UV
spectroscopy. The K-M values for both amides (3.2 and 4.9 mu M, respec
tively) proved to be similar to that for arachidonic acid. Products of
double lipoxygenase oxidation were identified in the reaction mixture
at an enzyme-substrate ratio of 500 : 1.