Cytochrome P450 11B2, mitochondrial
BE0003542ProteinHumansCYP11B2
A cytochrome P450 monooxygenase that catalyzes the biosynthesis of aldosterone, the main mineralocorticoid in the human body responsible for salt and water homeostasis, thus involved in blood pressure regulation, arterial hypertension, and the development of... It is acted on by 20 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- CYP11B2
- UniProtKB entry
- P19099Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Mitochondrion inner membrane
- Residues / weight
- 503 residues · 57,560 Da
- Also known as
- ALDOS · Aldosterone synthase · Aldosterone-synthesizing enzyme · Corticosterone 18-monooxygenase, CYP11B2 · CYPXIB2
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What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Cytochrome P450 11B2, mitochondrial, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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