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Aldosterone Synthase
CYP11B2 | Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2 | Steroid 18-Hydroxylase | Aldosterone Synthase Cytochrome P-450 | Aldosynthase | CYP 11B2 | Cyctochrome P-450 c11AS | Cytochrome P-450c11AS | Cytochrome P450 11B2 | Cytochrome P450Aldo | P450c11AS
A mitochondrial cytochrome P450 enzyme that catalyzes the 18-hydroxylation of steroids in the presence of molecular oxygen and NADPH-specific flavoprotein. This enzyme, encoded by CYP11B2 gene, is important in the conversion of CORTICOSTERONE to 18-hydroxycorticosterone and the subsequent conversion to ALDOSTERONE. |
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