Cytochrome P450
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cytochrome-p450-175-12874297
title:
Cytochrome P450
text:
Cytochromes P450 are a superfamily of enzymes containing heme as a cofactor that mostly, but not exclusively, function as monooxygenases. However, they are not omnipresent; for example, they have not been found in Escherichia coli. In mammals, these enzymes oxidize steroids, fatty acids, xenobiotics, and participate in many biosyntheses. By hydroxylation, CYP450 enzymes convert xenobiotics into hydrophilic derivatives, which are more readily excreted. P450s are, in general, the terminal oxidase
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Class of enzymes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytochrome_P450
date created:
2004-04-27T23:48:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T19:11:41Z
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13
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