Article: Occurrence of fatty acid epoxide hydrolases in soybean (Glycine max). Purification and characterization of the soluble form

Epoxide hydrolases catalysing the hydration of cis-9,10-epoxystearate into threo-9,10-dihydroxystearate have been detected in soybean (Glycine max) seedlings. The major activity was found in the cytosol, a minor fraction being strongly associated with microsomes. The soluble enzyme, which was purified to apparent homogeneity by (NH4)2SO4 fractionation, hydrophobic, DEAE- and gel-filtration chromatographies, has a molecular mass of 64 kDa and a pI of 5.4.

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Occurrence of Fatty Acid Epoxide Hydrolases in Soybean (Glycine Max). Purification and Characterization of the Soluble Form