NCIt synonyms : Cytochrome P450 Family 7 Subfamily A Polypeptide 1; Cytochrome P450 Subfamily VIIA (Cholesterol 7 Alpha-Monooxygenase) Polypeptide 1; CYP7A1; CYPVII; Cholesterol 7 Alpha-Monooxygenase; Cholesterol 7-Alpha-Hydroxylase; Cytochrome P450 7A1; EC 1.14.13.17; Cytochrome P450, Subfamily VIIA (Cholesterol 7 Alpha-Monooxygenase), Polypeptide 1; Cytochrome P450, Subfamily VIIA Polypeptide 1; Cytochrome-P450-7A1;
NCIt definition : Cholesterol 7-alpha-monooxygenase (504 aa, 58 kDa) is encoded by the human CYP7A1
gene. This protein plays a role in both cholesterol catabolism and bile acid biosynthesis.;