Abstract
A rapid, continuous, and highly sensitive fluorescence assay is described for the measurement of epoxide hydrase activity. The method is based on the large differences between the fluorescence spectra of certain K-region arene oxides and their corresponding trans-dihydrodiols. Enzymatic hydration of K-region arene oxides of phenanthrene, pyrene, benzo[ a]pyrene, and 7,12-dimethylbenzo[ a]anthracene was studied. The assay was most sensitive with benzo[ a]pyrene-4,5-oxide as substrate. With 10 μ m benzo[ a]pyrene-4,5-oxide, enzymatic rates of 30 pmol of dihydrodiol/min/mg of protein are three to five times those of the blank without enzyme. The fluorometric method described has been used to study site-directed inhibitors of epoxide hydrase and the stereoselective hydration of racemic arene oxides.
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