The roles of cytochrome b5 in cytochrome P450 reactions |
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Authors: | Porter Todd D |
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Affiliation: | Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0082, USA. |
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Abstract: | Cytochrome b(5), a 17-kDa hemeprotein associated primarily with the endoplasmic reticulum of eukaryotic cells, has long been known to augment some cytochrome P450 monooxygenase reactions, but the mechanism of stimulation has remained controversial. Studies in recent years have clarified this issue by delineating three pathways by which cytochrome b(5) augments P450 reactions: direct electron transfer of both required electrons from NADH-cytochrome b(5) reductase to P450, in a pathway separate and independent of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase; transfer of the second electron to oxyferrous P450 from either cytochrome b(5) reductase or cytochrome P450 reductase; and allosteric stimulation of P450 without electron transfer. Evidence now indicates that each of these pathways is likely to operate in vivo. |
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Keywords: | Cytochrome b5 Cytochrome P450 Cytochrome b5 Reductase Cytochrome P450 Reductase Electron Transfer |
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