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 == Overview ==
+The Human soluble Epoxyde Hydroxylase (hsEH) is a homodimeric protein as well as a bifunctional enzyme, which is made of 555 aminoacids and can be found in the cytoplasm and in peroxisomes of humans. It belongs to the “Hydrolase” enzyme family.  This enzyme has two functions: an epoxide hydrolase function on its C-term domain, which consists in the hydrolysis of epoxides into glycols, and a phosphatase function on its N-term domain, which consists in cleaving a phosphate group from a dihydroxy lipid phosphate.
+This enzyme is expressed in mammalian liver, vascular endothelium, proximal tubule and some smooth muscles. By hydrolyzing epoxides and lipid phosphates, it has a role in detoxification and it prevents DNA from alkylation by those epoxides. At the physiological level, hsEH participates to the regulation of cardiovascular and renal physiology and to inflammatory biology as well. More specifically, this enzyme is a regulator of mammalian blood pressure and could be a target for a treatment of hypertension. Thanks to mutagenesis experiments, it has been demonstrated that the inhibition of sEH lowers blood pressure.
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