8R(9S)-EET is an oxylipin and a metabolite of arachidonic acid .1 It is formed via oxidation of arachidonic acid by the cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoform CYP2C11. 8R(9S)-EET induces relaxation of precontracted isolated dog epicardial arterioles (EC50 = 15 pM).2
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[1].Capdevila, J.H., Karara, A., Waxman, D.J., et al.Cytochrome P-450 enzyme-specific control of the regio- and enantiofacial selectivity of the microsomal arachidonic acid epoxygenaseJ. Biol. Chem.265(19)10865-10871(1990).
[2].Zhang, Y., Oltman, C.L., Lu, T., et al.EET homologs potently dilate coronary microvessels and activate BKCa channelsAm. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.280(6)H2430-H2440(2001).
















