CYP3A4

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Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is in the heme-thiolate monooxygenases enzyme group meaning the protein contains a heme group with an iron atom. Enzymes in Cytochrome P450 are oxidizing enzymes and CYP3A4 works in the body oxidizing foreign molecules such as toxins and drugs. It appears almost half of the marketed pharmaceutical drugs are metabolized by CYP3A4 [http://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/issue/2008/2008-09/2008-09-8687] All Cytochrome P450 are essential enzymes for metabolism and the sub family 3A4 is the most important. [http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArticles/March2014DrugMetabolismCytochromeP4503A4.htm] Primarily found in the liver and intestine, CYP3A4 is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P08684] and are present in all eukaryotic organisms as well as some prokaryotes [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/cr020443g]. While CYP3A4's role in drug metabolism are numerous, they are often aiding deactivation through facilitated excretion from the system or by direct inactivation. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CYP3A4#Tissue_distribution]
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is in the heme-thiolate monooxygenases enzyme group meaning the protein contains a heme group with an iron atom. Enzymes in Cytochrome P450 are oxidizing enzymes and CYP3A4 works in the body oxidizing foreign molecules such as toxins and drugs. It appears almost half of the marketed pharmaceutical drugs are metabolized by CYP3A4 [http://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/issue/2008/2008-09/2008-09-8687] All Cytochrome P450 are essential enzymes for metabolism and the sub family 3A4 is the most important. [http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArticles/March2014DrugMetabolismCytochromeP4503A4.htm] Primarily found in the liver and intestine, CYP3A4 is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P08684] and are present in all eukaryotic organisms as well as some prokaryotes [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/cr020443g]. While CYP3A4's role in drug metabolism are numerous, they are often aiding deactivation through facilitated excretion from the system or by direct inactivation. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CYP3A4#Tissue_distribution]
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Contents

Overview

Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is in the heme-thiolate monooxygenases enzyme group meaning the protein contains a heme group with an iron atom. Enzymes in Cytochrome P450 are oxidizing enzymes and CYP3A4 works in the body oxidizing foreign molecules such as toxins and drugs. It appears almost half of the marketed pharmaceutical drugs are metabolized by CYP3A4 [1] All Cytochrome P450 are essential enzymes for metabolism and the sub family 3A4 is the most important. [2] Primarily found in the liver and intestine, CYP3A4 is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane [3] and are present in all eukaryotic organisms as well as some prokaryotes [4]. While CYP3A4's role in drug metabolism are numerous, they are often aiding deactivation through facilitated excretion from the system or by direct inactivation. [5]

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Mechanism

Because water molecules are stripped away when the substrate binds, this causes an entropy change of 26 kcal/mol. This entropy driven reaction has a spontaneous free energy change of -7.7 at 21ºC [6].

Structure and Sequence

The gene encoding CYP3A4 is located on chromosome 7 in the human genome [7] and it is found that there is a significant finding in variants of the protein correlating to race [8]. This finding is relevant due to the proteins altered ability to react with substrates such as testosterone [9].

The metal-binding site, the protein pocket where the reactions are catalyzed, are found in the seqence at position 442-442 [10].

Mutations

External Sources

Mechanism of Oxidation Reactions Catalyzed by Cytochrome P450 Enzymes [11]

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