Key Player in Detoxification Pathway Isolated After Decades of Searching

Key Player in Detoxification Pathway Isolated After Decades of Searching
Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:47:00 -0600

Chemical reactions are happening all over the place all the time--on the sun, on the Earth and in our bodies. In many cases, enzymes help make these reactions occur. One family of enzymes, called cytochrome P450s (P450), is important because they help us eliminate toxins.

We know P450s are important to life of all kinds because they have been found in animals, plants, fungi and bacteria, but they are of special interest to humans because they are responsible for metabolism of ...

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