6hgw

Structural highlights

Function

[HYES_HUMAN] Bifunctional enzyme. The C-terminal domain has epoxide hydrolase activity and acts on epoxides (alkene oxides, oxiranes) and arene oxides. Plays a role in xenobiotic metabolism by degrading potentially toxic epoxides. Also determines steady-state levels of physiological mediators. The N-terminal domain has lipid phosphatase activity, with the highest activity towards threo-9,10-phosphonooxy-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid, followed by erythro-9,10-phosphonooxy-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 12-phosphonooxy-octadec-9Z-enoic acid, 12-phosphonooxy-octadec-9E-enoic acid, and p-nitrophenyl phospate.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Cronin A, Mowbray S, Durk H, Homburg S, Fleming I, Fisslthaler B, Oesch F, Arand M. The N-terminal domain of mammalian soluble epoxide hydrolase is a phosphatase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Feb 18;100(4):1552-7. Epub 2003 Feb 6. PMID:12574508 doi:10.1073/pnas.0437829100
2. ↑ Newman JW, Morisseau C, Harris TR, Hammock BD. The soluble epoxide hydrolase encoded by EPXH2 is a bifunctional enzyme with novel lipid phosphate phosphatase activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Feb 18;100(4):1558-63. Epub 2003 Feb 6. PMID:12574510 doi:10.1073/pnas.0437724100