Inhibition of mouse epidermal 12-lipoxygenase by 2,3,4-trimethyl-6-(12-hydroxy-5,10-dodecadiynyl)-l,4-benzoquinone (AA861)

Abstract
2,3,5‐Trimethyl‐6‐(12‐hydroxy‐5, 10‐dodecadiynyl)‐1.4‐benzoquinone (AA861) strongly inhibited epidermal lipoxygenase activity which was determined by the formation of [14 C]12‐hydroxy‐5,8,10,14‐eicosatetraenoic acid by incubating [l4 C]arachidonic acid with cytosol fraction of epidermal homogenate of ***CD‐1 mice. AA861 failed to inhibit epidermal cyclooxygenase activity. The present results indicate that AA861 is a potent inhibitor of 12‐lipoxygenase in mouse epidermis (IC50 1.9 μM).

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