Cytochrome P-450 CYP1B1
Synonyms
Cytochrome P 450 CYP1B1
Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1
Cytochrome P450, Family 1, Subfamily B, Polypeptide 1
Cytochrome P4501B1
P450 CYP1B1, Cytochrome
A cytochrome P450 aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase that has specificity for ESTROGENS which it converts into 4-hydroxy estrogens. CYP1B1 has been shown to be physiologically important for FETAL DEVELOPMENT with mutations in the CYP1B1 gene resulting in congenital forms of GLAUCOMA and Peter's anomaly.