CYP2C11 Antibodies

Target Information

The cytochrome P450 (P450) family of enzymes is one of three enzyme systems which metabolize the fatty acid arachadonic acid (AA) to regulators of vascular tone. P450 enzymes are monooxygenase enzymes which require several co-factors such as NADPH and P450 reductase. There are over 200 cDNA¿s which encode P450 protein. Epoxygenases are those P450 proteins which metabolize AA to epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EETs) and omega-hydroxylases are those P450 proteins which produce 19- and 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (19- and 20-HETE). EET¿s, which exhibit vasodilation activity, are formed when an epoxide group is inserted between the unsaturated carbons of AA in positions 5,6; 8,9; 11,12; 14,15. EET¿s are produced in cerebral cortical tissue, coronary arteries and vascular endothelium. EET¿s are converted from AA by the 2C11 family of P450¿s whose expression is induced by testosterone and is therefore not generally found in females.

Synonyms

CYP; Cyp2c; Cyp2c11; Cyp2c-11; CYP2CII; CYPIIC11; cytochrome P450 2C11; Cytochrome P-450(M-1); cytochrome P450, 2c29; cytochrome P450, subfamily 2, polypeptide 11; cytochrome P450, subfamily IIC (mephenytoin 4-hydroxylase); cytochrome P450H; cytochrome P450-UT-2; Cytochrome P450-UT-A; P450; P-450(M-1); P450H; P450-UT-A; UT-2