rac-trans-4-hydroxy Glyburide is an active metabolite of the SUR1 Kir6.2 sulfonylurea inhibitor glyburide .1,2It is formed from glyburide by the cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms CYP2C8 and CYP2C9.1rac-trans-4-hydroxy Glyburide inhibits glyburide binding to rat brain synaptosomes at the high and low affinity sites of SUR1 Kir6.2 with IC50values of 0.95 and 100 nM, respectively.2 1.Zharikova, O.L., Fokina, V.M., Nanovskaya, T.N., et al.Identification of the major human hepatic and placental enzymes responsible for the biotransformation of glyburideBiochem. Pharmacol.78(12)1483-1490(2009) 2.Hill, R.A., Rudra, S., Peng, B., et al.Hydroxyl-substituted sulfonylureas as potent inhibitors of specific [3H]glyburide binding to rat brain synaptosomesBioorg. Med. Chem.11(9)2099-2113(2003)
Polyunsaturated fatty acids such as arachidonate and linoeate, while essential to health maintenance, are subject to random peroxidation by ambient oxygen, resulting in fragmented and reactive decomposition products. One prominent autoxidation product of either trilinolein or arachidonic acid is trans-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-decenal. One prominent autoxidation product of either trilinolein or arachidonic acid is trans-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-decenal. This aldehyde is responsible for a pungent metallic flavor of decomposed lipids, with a detection threshold of 1.5 pg/l in air.[1] trans-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-Decenal also reacts with nucleophiles (lysine amino groups) on proteins, leading to loss of cell function and viability.[2] This reactive aldehyde is therefore a useful tool in elucidating the effects of peroxidative damage in experimental models.