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Cytochrome P450 2D6

Function

A cytochrome P450 monooxygenase involved in the metabolism of fatty acids, steroids and retinoids (PubMed:18698000, PubMed:19965576, PubMed:20972997, PubMed:21289075, PubMed:21576599). Mechanistically, uses molecular oxygen inserting one oxygen atom into a substrate, and reducing the second into a water molecule, with two electrons provided by NADPH via cytochrome P450 reductase (NADPH--hemoprotein reductase) (PubMed:18698000, PubMed:19965576, PubMed:20972997, PubMed:21289075, PubMed:21576599). Catalyzes the epoxidation of double bonds of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (PubMed:19965576, PubMed:20972997). Metabolizes endocannabinoid arachidonoylethanolamide (anandamide) to 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid ethanolamide (20-HETE-EA) and 8,9-, 11,12-, and 14,15-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid ethanolamides (EpETrE-EAs), potentially modulating endocannabinoid system signaling (PubMed:18698000, PubMed:21289075). Catalyzes the hydroxylation of carbon-hydrogen bonds. Metabolizes cholesterol toward 25-hydroxycholesterol, a physiological regulator of cellular cholesterol homeostasis (PubMed:21576599). Catalyzes the oxidative transformations of all-trans retinol to all-trans retinal, a precursor for the active form all-trans-retinoic acid (PubMed:10681376). Also involved in the oxidative metabolism of drugs such as antiarrhythmics, adrenoceptor antagonists, and tricyclic antidepressants.

Pathway

Cofactor metabolism; retinol metabolism.

Lipid metabolism; fatty acid metabolism.

Steroid metabolism; cholesterol metabolism.

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the cytochrome P450 family.

Cellular localization

  • Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • Peripheral membrane protein
  • Microsome membrane
  • Peripheral membrane protein

Alternative names

CYP2DL1, CYP2D6, Cytochrome P450 2D6, CYPIID6, Cholesterol 25-hydroxylase, Cytochrome P450-DB1, Debrisoquine 4-hydroxylase

Target type

Proteins

Primary research area

Metabolism

Molecular weight

55769Da

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