MeSH definition : A liver microsomal cytochrome P450 enzyme that catalyzes the 12-alpha-hydroxylation
of a broad spectrum of sterols in the presence of molecular oxygen and NADPH-FERRIHEMOPROTEIN
REDUCTASE. This enzyme, encoded by CYP8B1gene, converts 7-alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one
to 7-alpha-12-alpha-dihydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one and is required in the synthesis of
BILE ACIDS from cholesterol.;
A liver microsomal cytochrome P450 enzyme that catalyzes the 12-alpha-hydroxylation
of a broad spectrum of sterols in the presence of molecular oxygen and NADPH-FERRIHEMOPROTEIN
REDUCTASE. This enzyme, encoded by CYP8B1gene, converts 7-alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one
to 7-alpha-12-alpha-dihydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one and is required in the synthesis of
BILE ACIDS from cholesterol.