title: Mass spectrometry of underivatized 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid and 15-hydroxyeicosapentaenoic acid.
abstract: A direct mass spectrometric method for 15-hydroxy metabolites of arachidonic acid and of eicosapentaenoic acid is described. 15-Hydroxyeicosanoids have the capacity to inhibit the formation of leukotrienes, potent mediators of inflammation formed by the 5-lipoxygenase pathway of arachidonic acid metabolism and may therefore have anti-inflammatory properties. 15-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE) and 15-hydroxyeicosapentaenoic acid (15-HEPE) were synthesized using soybean lipoxygenase and arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid as substrates. These hydroxy fatty acids were then purified by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. This modified procedure provides rapid synthesis of multimilligram quantities of 15-hydroxyeicosanoids for in vitro and in vivo studies. Electron impact mass spectra of 15-HETE and 15-HEPE could be obtained directly without derivatizations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fogh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kragballe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Egsgaard
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Shukla
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013058:Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; C059164:15-hydroxy-5,8,11,13,17-eicosapentaenoic acid; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid