Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase by fulvestrant and sulfoxides.
Morisseau, C., Pakhomova, S., Hwang, S.H., Newcomer, M.E., Hammock, B.D.(2013) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 23: 3818-3821
- PubMed: 23684894 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.04.083
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4J03 - PubMed Abstract: 
The soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is a key enzyme in the metabolism of epoxy-fatty acids, signaling molecules involved in numerous biologies. Toward finding novel inhibitors of sEH, a library of known drugs was tested for inhibition of sEH. We found that fulvestrant, an anticancer agent, is a potent (KI=26 nM) competitive inhibitor of sEH. From this observation, we found that alkyl-sulfoxides represent a new kind of pharmacophore for the inhibition of sEH.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Entomology and UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA. chmorisseau@ucdavis.edu