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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Cytochromes » Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System » Cytochrome P450 Family 46 » Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Cytochromes » Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System » Steroid Hydroxylases » Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Enzymes » Oxidoreductases » Oxygenases » Mixed Function Oxygenases » Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System » Cytochrome P450 Family 46 » Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Enzymes » Oxidoreductases » Oxygenases » Mixed Function Oxygenases » Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System » Steroid Hydroxylases » Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Hemeproteins » Cytochromes » Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System » Cytochrome P450 Family 46 » Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Hemeproteins » Cytochromes » Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System » Steroid Hydroxylases » Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase
Description
A steroid hydroxylase that functions in CHOLESTEROL homeostasis in the brain. It converts cholesterol into 24S-hydroxycholesterol, which is transported over the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER more rapidly than unmetabolized cholesterol. MeSH
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