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. 2009 Dec 20;285(8):5308–5316. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.062810

TABLE 2.

Transformation of stereospecifically deuterated linoleic acids by nitrogen powder preparation of mycelia of M. oryzae Guy11

[2H]18:2n-6 Percent 2H Percent Incorporation of 2H
18:2n-6a Oxygenated metabolites
% %
(8R)-[2H]18:2n-6 64 57 59% (8R)-8-[2H]HODE
59% (8R)-7,8-[2H]DiHODE
(7R)-[2H]18:2n-6 41 39 40% (7R)-8-[2H]HODE
41% (7R)-7,8-[2H]DiHODE
(11S)-[2H]18:2n-6 >95 >95 <1% (11S)-8,11-[2H]DiHODE

a The deuterium content was determined in recovered 18:2n-6 from the experiments to correct for dilution of [2H]18:2n-6 by endogenous 18:2n-6 in the preparations (cf. Fig. 3A).