5(6)-DiHET is a fully racemic version of the enantiomeric forms biosynthesized from 5(6)-EET by epoxide hydrolases. [1] 5(6)-DiHET can be used to quantify 5(6)-EET due to the conversion of 5(6)-EET to 5(6)-δ-lactone in solution. [2] 5(6)-DiHET activates large conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK) channels in smooth muscle cells from rat small coronary arteries. [3] It is a substrate for sheep seminal vesicle COX, producing 5,6-dihydroxy prostaglandin E1 and F1α metabolites in vitro. [4] 5(6)-DiHET levels decrease in plasma in a high-fat diet-induced rat model of hyperlipidemia.[5]
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