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Accepted Name
Leukotriene-A(4) hydrolase.
Alternative Name(s)
Leukotriene A(4) hydrolase.
Leukotriene-A4 hydrolase.
LTA-4 hydrolase.
Reaction catalysed
(7E,9E,11Z,14Z)-(5S,6S)-5,6-epoxyicosa-7,9,11,14-tetraenoate + H(2)O <=> (6Z,8E,10E,14Z)-(5S,12R)-5,12-dihydroxyicosa-6,8,10,14-tetraenoate
Cofactor(s)
Zinc.
Comment(s)
  • A bifunctional zinc metalloprotease that displays both epoxide hydrolase and aminopeptidase activities.
  • It preferentially cleaves tripeptides at an arginyl bond, with dipeptides and tetrapeptides being poorer substrates.
  • It also converts leukotriene A(4) into leukotriene B(4), unlike EC 3.2.2.10 which converts leukotriene A(4) into 5,6-dihydroxy- 7,9,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid.
Cross-references
Biochemical Pathways; map number(s)T6
PROSITEPDOC00129
BRENDA3.3.2.6
EC2PDB3.3.2.6
PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles3.3.2.6
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature3.3.2.6
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature3.3.2.6
IntEnz3.3.2.6
MEDLINEFind literature relating to 3.3.2.6
MetaCyc3.3.2.6
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
A5DME6, LKA41_PICGU;  A3LRX6, LKA41_PICST;  A5DGF3, LKA42_PICGU;  
A3LQI7, LKA42_PICST;  A6RCT2, LKHA4_AJECN;  Q75B10, LKHA4_ASHGO;  
A1CSI2, LKHA4_ASPCL;  Q4X265, LKHA4_ASPFU;  A2QKF8, LKHA4_ASPNC;  
Q2TZ99, LKHA4_ASPOR;  Q0CFY9, LKHA4_ASPTN;  A6SAG8, LKHA4_BOTFB;  
Q3SZH7, LKHA4_BOVIN;  Q59NB8, LKHA4_CANAL;  Q6FTM0, LKHA4_CANGA;  
P19602, LKHA4_CAVPO;  Q2GY21, LKHA4_CHAGB;  Q6S9C8, LKHA4_CHILA;  
Q1DVD1, LKHA4_COCIM;  Q6BW21, LKHA4_DEBHA;  P52922, LKHA4_DICDI;  
Q5B0W8, LKHA4_EMENI;  P09960, LKHA4_HUMAN;  Q6CLD3, LKHA4_KLULA;  
A5DSS4, LKHA4_LODEL;  A4QUC1, LKHA4_MAGGR;  P24527, LKHA4_MOUSE;  
A1DG68, LKHA4_NEOFI;  Q7S785, LKHA4_NEUCR;  Q0U653, LKHA4_PHANO;  
P30349, LKHA4_RAT;  O94544, LKHA4_SCHPO;  A7EJL9, LKHA4_SCLS1;  
A7THG7, LKHA4_VANPO;  Q6C3E5, LKHA4_YARLI;  A6ZS33, LKHA4_YEAS7;  
Q10740, LKHA4_YEAST;  

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