Medical Definition of Cytochrome p-450 cyp1a1
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A cytochrome p-450 enzyme capable of activating procarcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbons and halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons into mutagenic compounds. Ethoxyresorufin acts as a substrate for cyp1a1 and measurement of ethoxyresorufin o-deethylase provides a more direct method of detection for this enzyme.
Registry number: EC 1.-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytochrome P-450 Cyp1a1
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