Cytochrome P450 2d6 (CYP2D6) ELISA Kit for Human

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 protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and is known to metabolize as many as 25% of commonly prescribed drugs. Its substrates include antidepressants, antipsychotics, analgesics and antitussives, beta adrenergic blocking agents, antiarrythmics and antiemetics. The gene is highly polymorphic in the human population; certain alleles result in the poor metabolizer phenotype, characterized by a decreased ability to metabolize the enzyme's substrates. Some individuals with the poor metabolizer phenotype have no functional protein since they carry 2 null alleles whereas in other individuals the gene is absent. This gene can vary in copy number and individuals with the ultrarapid metabolizer phenotype can have 3 or more active copies of the gene. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2014]

CYP2D6: Responsible for the metabolism of many drugs and environmental chemicals that it oxidizes. It is involved in the metabolism of drugs such as antiarrhythmics, adrenoceptor antagonists, and tricyclic antidepressants. Belongs to the cytochrome P450 family.

Protein type: EC 1.14.14.1; Oxidoreductase; Xenobiotic Metabolism - drug metabolism - cytochrome P450

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 22q13.1

Cellular Component: endoplasmic reticulum; endoplasmic reticulum membrane; mitochondrion

Molecular Function: arachidonic acid epoxygenase activity; drug binding; heme binding; iron ion binding; monooxygenase activity; oxidoreductase activity; steroid hydroxylase activity

Biological Process: alkaloid catabolic process; alkaloid metabolic process; arachidonic acid metabolic process; coumarin metabolic process; drug catabolic process; drug metabolic process; heterocycle metabolic process; isoquinoline alkaloid metabolic process; monoterpenoid metabolic process; negative regulation of binding; steroid metabolic process; xenobiotic metabolic process

Disease: Drug Metabolism, Poor, Cyp2d6-related