“…5 R ,15 R -Dihydroxy-6 E ,8 Z ,11 Z ,13 E -eicosatetraenoic acid (compound 4 ; 5 R ,15 R -DiHETE), 5 R ,15 S -, and 5 S ,15 R -DiHETEs were biosynthesized from 5 R -, 15 R -, and 5 R -HETE standards by 15 R -LOX from S. cellulosum , 15 S -LOX from Burkholderia thailandensis , 29 and 5 S -LOX from Danio rerio . 30 The reactions were performed at 25 °C in a 500 mL baffled flask containing 100 mL of reaction solution in 50 mM 2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanesulfonic acid (HEPES) buffer (pH 8.0) that contained 0.1 mM 15 R - or 5 R -HETE standard, 0.05 mg mL −1 purified enzyme, and 100 mM l -cysteine as a reducing agent for 20 min. The reactions to produce MonoHFAs and DiHFAs, namely 3 , 15 R -hydroxy-5 Z ,8 Z ,11 Z ,13 E ,17 Z -eicosapentaenoic acid (compound 7 ; 15 R -HEPA), and 17 R -hydroxy-4 Z ,7 Z ,10 Z ,13 Z ,15 E ,19 Z -docosahexaenoic acid (compound 11 ; 17 R -HDHA); and 5 R ,15 R -dihydroxy-6 E ,8 Z ,11 Z ,13 E ,17 Z -eicosapentaenoic acid (compound 8 ; 5 R ,15 R -DiHEPA) and 7 R ,17 R -dihydroxy-4 Z ,8 E ,10 Z ,13 Z ,15 E ,19 Z -docosahexaenoic acid (compound 12 ; 7 R ,17 R -DiHDHA) using 15 R -LOX from S. cellulosum were performed at 25 °C in the flask in 50 mM HEPES buffer (pH 8.0) containing 2.0 mM PUFAs ( 1 , 5 , or 9 ), 0.5 or 1.0 g L −1 of cells, and 100 mM l -cysteine for 30 or 60 min, respectively.…”