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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01562
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6858
  • HMDBP07096
Name Cytochrome P450 2C8
Synonyms
  1. CYPIIC8
  2. Cytochrome P450 IIC2
  3. Cytochrome P450 MP-12
  4. Cytochrome P450 MP-20
  5. Cytochrome P450 form 1
  6. S-mephenytoin 4-hydroxylase
Gene Name CYP2C8
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in monooxygenase activity
Specific Function Cytochromes P450 are a group of heme-thiolate monooxygenases. In liver microsomes, this enzyme is involved in an NADPH-dependent electron transport pathway. It oxidizes a variety of structurally unrelated compounds, including steroids, fatty acids, and xenobiotics. In the epoxidation of arachidonic acid it generates only 14,15- and 11,12-cis-epoxyeicosatrienoic acids. It is the principal enzyme responsible for the metabolism the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel (taxol).
Pathways
  • Acetaminophen Action Pathway
  • Acetylsalicylic Acid Action Pathway
  • Antipyrine Action Pathway
  • Antrafenine Action Pathway
  • Arachidonic acid metabolism
  • Arachidonic Acid Metabolism
  • Bromfenac Action Pathway
  • Caffeine Metabolism
  • Carbamazepine Metabolism Pathway
  • Carprofen Action Pathway
  • Celecoxib Action Pathway
  • Chemical carcinogenesis - DNA adducts
  • Cyclophosphamide Action Pathway
  • Cyclophosphamide Metabolism Pathway
  • Diclofenac Action Pathway
  • Diflunisal Action Pathway
  • Drug metabolism - cytochrome P450
  • Etodolac Action Pathway
  • Etoricoxib Action Pathway
  • Fenoprofen Action Pathway
  • Flurbiprofen Action Pathway
  • Ibuprofen Action Pathway
  • Ibuprofen Metabolism Pathway
  • Ifosfamide Action Pathway
  • Ifosfamide Metabolism Pathway
  • Indomethacin Action Pathway
  • Ketoprofen Action Pathway
  • Ketorolac Action Pathway
  • Leukotriene C4 Synthesis Deficiency
  • Linoleic acid metabolism
  • Lornoxicam Action Pathway
  • Lumiracoxib Action Pathway
  • Magnesium salicylate Action Pathway
  • Mefenamic Acid Action Pathway
  • Meloxicam Action Pathway
  • Metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450
  • Methadone Action Pathway
  • Methadone Metabolism Pathway
  • Mycophenolic Acid Metabolism Pathway
  • Nabumetone Action Pathway
  • Naproxen Action Pathway
  • Nepafenac Action Pathway
  • Oxaprozin Action Pathway
  • Phenylbutazone Action Pathway
  • Piroxicam Action Pathway
  • Retinol metabolism
  • Rofecoxib Action Pathway
  • Rosiglitazone Metabolism Pathway
  • Salicylate-sodium Action Pathway
  • Salicylic Acid Action Pathway
  • Salsalate Action Pathway
  • Serotonergic synapse
  • Sorafenib Metabolism Pathway
  • Sulindac Action Pathway
  • Suprofen Action Pathway
  • Tenoxicam Action Pathway
  • Tiaprofenic Acid Action Pathway
  • Tolmetin Action Pathway
  • Trisalicylate-choline Action Pathway
  • Valdecoxib Action Pathway
Reactions
RH + reduced flavoprotein + Oxygen → ROH + oxidized flavoprotein + Water details
GO Classification
Biological Process
oxidative demethylation
exogenous drug catabolic process
xenobiotic metabolic process
organic acid metabolic process
Cellular Component
endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Function
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
catalytic activity
transition metal ion binding
electron carrier activity
iron ion binding
monooxygenase activity
heme binding
oxidoreductase activity
Molecular Function
electron carrier activity
monooxygenase activity
aromatase activity
caffeine oxidase activity
iron ion binding
heme binding
Process
metabolic process
oxidation reduction
Cellular Location
  1. Peripheral membrane protein
  2. Peripheral membrane protein
  3. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  4. Microsome membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 10
Locus 10q23.33
SNPs CYP2C8
Gene Sequence
>1473 bp
ATGGAACCTTTTGTGGTCCTGGTGCTGTGTCTCTCTTTTATGCTTCTCTTTTCACTCTGG
AGACAGAGCTGTAGGAGAAGGAAGCTCCCTCCTGGCCCCACTCCTCTTCCTATTATTGGA
AATATGCTACAGATAGATGTTAAGGACATCTGCAAATCTTTCACCAATTTCTCAAAAGTC
TATGGTCCTGTGTTCACCGTGTATTTTGGCATGAATCCCATAGTGGTGTTTCATGGATAT
GAGGCAGTGAAGGAAGCCCTGATTGATAATGGAGAGGAGTTTTCTGGAAGAGGCAATTCC
CCAATATCTCAAAGAATTACTAAAGGACTTGGAATCATTTCCAGCAATGGAAAGAGATGG
AAGGAGATCCGGCGTTTCTCCCTCACAACCTTGCGGAATTTTGGGATGGGGAAGAGGAGC
ATTGAGGACCGTGTTCAAGAGGAAGCTCACTGCCTTGTGGAGGAGTTGAGAAAAACCAAG
GCTTCACCCTGTGATCCCACTTTCATCCTGGGCTGTGCTCCCTGCAATGTGATCTGCTCC
GTTGTTTTCCAGAAACGATTTGATTATAAAGATCAGAATTTTCTCACCCTGATGAAAAGA
TTCAATGAAAACTTCAGGATTCTGAACTCCCCATGGATCCAGGTCTGCAATAATTTCCCT
CTACTCATTGATTGTTTCCCAGGAACTCACAACAAAGTGCTTAAAAATGTTGCTCTTACA
CGAAGTTACATTAGGGAGAAAGTAAAAGAACACCAAGCATCACTGGATGTTAACAATCCT
CGGGACTTTATCGATTGCTTCCTGATCAAAATGGAGCAGGAAAAGGACAACCAAAAGTCA
GAATTCAATATTGAAAACTTGGTTGGCACTGTAGCTGATCTATTTGTTGCTGGAACAGAG
ACAACAAGCACCACTCTGAGATATGGACTCCTGCTCCTGCTGAAGCACCCAGAGGTCACA
GCTAAAGTCCAGGAAGAGATTGATCATGTAATTGGCAGACACAGGAGCCCCTGCATGCAG
GATAGGAGCCACATGCCTTACACTGATGCTGTAGTGCACGAGATCCAGAGATACAGTGAC
CTTGTCCCCACCGGTGTGCCCCATGCAGTGACCACTGATACTAAGTTCAGAAACTACCTC
ATCCCCAAGGGCACAGCCATAATGGCATTACTGACTTCCGTGCTACATGATGACAAAGAA
TTTCCTAATCCAAATATCTTTGACCCTGGCCACTTTCTAGATAAGAATGGCAACTTTAAG
AAAAGTGACTACTTCATGCCTTTCTCAGCAGGAAAACGAATTTGTGCAGGAGAAGGACTT
GCCCGCATGGAGCTATTTTTATTTCTAACCACAATTTTACAGAACTTTAACCTGAAATCT
GTTGATGATTTAAAGAACCTCAATACTACTGCAGTTACCAAAGGGATTGTTTCTCTGCCA
CCCTCATACCAGATCTGCTTCATCCCTGTCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 490
Molecular Weight 55824.275
Theoretical pI 8.5
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Cytochrome P450 2C8
MEPFVVLVLCLSFMLLFSLWRQSCRRRKLPPGPTPLPIIGNMLQIDVKDICKSFTNFSKV
YGPVFTVYFGMNPIVVFHGYEAVKEALIDNGEEFSGRGNSPISQRITKGLGIISSNGKRW
KEIRRFSLTTLRNFGMGKRSIEDRVQEEAHCLVEELRKTKASPCDPTFILGCAPCNVICS
VVFQKRFDYKDQNFLTLMKRFNENFRILNSPWIQVCNNFPLLIDCFPGTHNKVLKNVALT
RSYIREKVKEHQASLDVNNPRDFIDCFLIKMEQEKDNQKSEFNIENLVGTVADLFVAGTE
TTSTTLRYGLLLLLKHPEVTAKVQEEIDHVIGRHRSPCMQDRSHMPYTDAVVHEIQRYSD
LVPTGVPHAVTTDTKFRNYLIPKGTTIMALLTSVLHDDKEFPNPNIFDPGHFLDKNGNFK
KSDYFMPFSAGKRICAGEGLARMELFLFLTTILQNFNLKSVDDLKNLNTTAVTKGIVSLP
PSYQICFIPV
GenBank ID Protein 158258943
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P10632
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name CP2C8_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AK292753
GeneCard ID CYP2C8
GenAtlas ID CYP2C8
HGNC ID HGNC:2622
References
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