Epoxide hydrolase
Epoxide hydrolase (EH) converts epoxides to trans-dihydrodiols which are excreted from the body. Thus, EH acts as a detoxification agent. Epoxides are formed from degradation of aromatic compounds. Bifunctional EH 2 or soluble EH (SEH) is a bifunctional enzyme with the C-terminal domain having EH activity and the N-terminal domain having lipid phosphatase activity. Limonene-1,2-epoxide hydrolase catalyzes the conversion of limonene-1,2-epoxide to limonene-1,2-diol. FunctionDiseaseInhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis EH such as urea derivatives, are used as anti-tuberculosis drugs. The valpromide inhibitor of EH is used as anti-epileptic drug. RelevanceStructural highlights |
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3D Structures of epoxide hydrolase3D Structures of epoxide hydrolase
Updated on 29-July-2015