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Inhibition of human leukocyte 5-lipoxygenase by a 4-hydroxybenzofuran, L-656,224. Evidence for enzyme reduction and inhibitor degradation.

Detailed studies of the interaction of L-656,224 (2-[(4'-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-3-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-propyl-7- chlorobenzofuran) with 5-lipoxygenase were conducted using the enzymes from human and pig leukocytes. L-656,224 was a potent inhibitor of these 5-lipoxygenases although its efficiency varied with enzyme concentration. L-656,224 also stimulated the pseudoperoxidase activity of 5-lipoxygenase as measured by the consumption of 13-hydroperoxy-9,11-octadecadienoic acid (13-HPOD), indicating that this compound can reduce the enzyme. Furthermore the inhibitor was degraded rapidly by both cell-free leukocyte extracts and purified 5-lipoxygenase after incubation with 13-HPOD, ATP and calcium ions. The degradation of L-656,224 was also observed during inhibition of the lipoxygenase reaction and occurred mainly after the initial lag phase of the reaction when hydroperoxides begin to accumulate. A single major radioactive product was formed after incubation of [3H]L-656,224 with purified 5-lipoxygenase in the presence of 13-HPOD. This product was unstable and could not be isolated. During the course of the pseudoperoxidase reaction, [3H]L-656,224 covalently labelled the enzyme, suggesting that a chemically reactive species had been formed. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that L-656,224 reduces the oxidized form of the 5-lipoxygenase to an inactive form, with degradation of the inhibitor and regeneration of the active enzyme with hydroperoxides.[1]

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  1. Inhibition of human leukocyte 5-lipoxygenase by a 4-hydroxybenzofuran, L-656,224. Evidence for enzyme reduction and inhibitor degradation. Rouzer, C.A., Riendeau, D., Falgueyret, J.P., Lau, C.K., Gresser, M.J. Biochem. Pharmacol. (1991) [Pubmed]
 
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