CYP8B1 rabbit polyclonal, anti-human, mouse

Backgroud: This gene encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes. The cytochrome P450 proteins are monooxygenases which catalyze many reactions involved in drug metabolism and synthesis of cholesterol, steroids and other lipids. This endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein catalyzes the conversion of 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one into 7-alpha,12-alpha-dihydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one. The balance between these two steroids determines the relative amounts of cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid both of which are secreted in the bile and affect the solubility of cholesterol. This gene is unique among the cytochrome P450 genes in that it is intronless. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],catalytic activity:7-alpha-hydroxycholest-4-en-3-one + NADPH + O(2) = 7-alpha,12-alpha-dihydroxycholest-4-en-3-one + NADP(+) + H(2)O.,cofactor:Heme group.,function:Involved in bile acid synthesis and is responsible for the conversion of 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one into 7 alpha, 12 alpha-dihydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one. Responsible for the balance between formation of cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid. Has a rather broad substrate specificity including a number of 7-alpha-hydroxylated C27 steroids.,similarity:Belongs to the cytochrome P450 family.,tissue specificity:Liver.,

Synonyms: CYP8B1, CYP12, 7-alpha-hydroxycholest-4-en-3-one 12-alpha-hydroxylase, 7-alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one 12-alpha-hydroxylase, CYPVIIIB1, Cytochrome P450 8B1, Sterol 12-alpha-hydroxylase

Gene Name: CYP8B1

Gene ID: 1582

SwissProt ID: Q9UNU6

Purification: Affinity purification

Storage: Store at 4°C short term. Aliquot and store at -20°C for 12 months. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.