Mesh term Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2
Browse to parent terms:Cytochrome P450 Family 11
Steroid Hydroxylases
Description
A mitochondrial cytochrome P450 enzyme that catalyzes the 18-hydroxylation of steroids in the presence of molecular oxygen and NADPH-specific flavoprotein. This enzyme, encoded by CYP11B2 gene, is important in the conversion of CORTICOSTERONE to 18-hydroxycorticosterone and the subsequent conversion to ALDOSTERONE.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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