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Leukotriene C4 hydrolase

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Leukotriene-C4 hydrolase
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EC no.3.4.19.14
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Leukotriene-C4 hydrolase (EC 3.4.19.14, gamma-glutamyl leukotrienase, GGT5) is an enzyme.[1][2][3][4] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

leukotriene C4 + H2O leukotriene D4 + L-glutamate

The mouse enzyme is specific for leukotriene C4.

References

  1. ^ Carter, B.Z.; Wiseman, A.L.; Orkiszewski, R.; Ballard, K.D.; Ou, C.N.; Lieberman, M.W. (1997). "Metabolism of leukotriene C4 in γ-glutamyl transpeptidase-deficient mice". J. Biol. Chem. 272: 12305–12310. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.19.12305. PMID 9139674.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ^ Shi, Z.Z.; Han, B.; Habib, G.M.; Matzuk, M.M.; Lieberman, M.W. (2001). "Disruption of γ-glutamyl leukotrienase results in disruption of leukotriene D4 synthesis in vivo and attenuation of the acute inflammatory response". Mol. Cell. Biol. 21: 5389–5395. doi:10.1128/mcb.21.16.5389-5395.2001. PMID 11463821.
  3. ^ Han, B.; Luo, G.; Shi, Z.Z.; Barrios, R.; Atwood, D.; Liu, W.; Habib, G.M.; Sifers, R.N.; Corry, D.B.; Lieberman, M.W. (2002). "γ-glutamyl leukotrienase, a novel endothelial membrane protein, is specifically responsible for leukotriene D4 formation in vivo". Am J Pathol. 161: 481–490. doi:10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64204-6. PMID 12163373.
  4. ^ Wickham, S.; West, M.B.; Cook, P.F.; Hanigan, M.H. (2011). "Gamma-glutamyl compounds: substrate specificity of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase enzymes". Anal. Biochem. 414: 208–214. doi:10.1016/j.ab.2011.03.026. PMID 21447318.