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SUBMITTER: Stiles AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2781391 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of biological chemistry 20090816 42
The CYP7B1 cytochrome P450 enzyme hydroxylates carbons 6 and 7 of the B ring of oxysterols and steroids. Hydroxylation reduces the biological activity of these substrates and facilitates their conversion to end products that are readily excreted from the body. CYP7B1 is expressed in the liver, reproductive tract, and brain and performs different physiological functions in each tissue. Hepatic CYP7B1 activity is crucial for the inactivation of oxysterols and their subsequent conversion into bile ...[more]