title: Synthesis of hydroxy fatty acids from 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19-[1-14C] docosahexaenoic acid by human platelets.
abstract: Human platelets incubated in the presence of 54 microM [1-14C]22:6 produced hydroxydocosahexaenoic acid (HDHE) at about half the rate with which 12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid is produced from [1-14C]arachidonic acid. More than 90% of the radioactivity in HDHE was distributed among two major isomers, 14-HDHE and 11-HDHE. The production of HDHEs was unaffected by indomethacin but completely inhibited by 5,8,11,14-heneicosatetraynoic acid, which suggests that the hydroxy fatty acids are produced by lipoxygenase. The proportions of HDHE isomers varied with the concentration of 22:6. The ratio 14-HDHE/11-HDHE was higher at 6.8 microM 22:6 than when platelets were incubated with 54 microM 22:6. It is suggested that the amounts of these isomers produced will depend both on the availability of 22:6 as well as by competition of this acid with other acids for lipoxygenase.
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D006880:Hydroxy Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D006880:Hydroxy Acids; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids