Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B1 D019362

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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Hemeproteins » Cytochromes » Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System » Cytochrome P450 Family 2 » Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B1

Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Cytochromes » Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System » Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases » Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B1

Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Cytochromes » Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System » Cytochrome P450 Family 2 » Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B1

Description

A major cytochrome P-450 enzyme which is inducible by PHENOBARBITAL in both the LIVER and SMALL INTESTINE. It is active in the metabolism of compounds like pentoxyresorufin, TESTOSTERONE, and ANDROSTENEDIONE. This enzyme, encoded by CYP2B1 gene, also mediates the activation of CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE and IFOSFAMIDE to MUTAGENS.   MeSH

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