Benzopyrene Hydroxylase
"Benzopyrene Hydroxylase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A drug-metabolizing, cytochrome P-448 (P-450) enzyme which catalyzes the hydroxylation of benzopyrene to 3-hydroxybenzopyrene in the presence of reduced flavoprotein and molecular oxygen. Also acts on certain anthracene derivatives. An aspect of EC 1.14.14.1.
| Descriptor ID |
D001579
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.244.453.005.110 D08.811.682.690.708.170.010.110 D12.776.422.220.453.010.110
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| Concept/Terms |
Benzopyrene Hydroxylase- Benzopyrene Hydroxylase
- Hydroxylase, Benzopyrene
- Benzopyrene-3-Monooxygenase
- Benzopyrene 3 Monooxygenase
- Benzo(a)pyrene Hydroxylase
- Benzo(a)pyrene Monooxygenase
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