Protein Information

Name CYP2B6
Synonyms CPB 6; CPB6; CYP2B; CYP2B protein; CYP2B6; CYPIIB 6; CYPIIB6; Cytochrome P450 2B6…

Compound Information

Name cresol
CAS methylphenol

Reference List

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17691916 Zhou SF, Xue CC, Yu XQ, Wang G: Metabolic activation of herbal and dietary constituents and its clinical and toxicological implications: an update. Curr Drug Metab. 2007 Aug;8(6):526-53.


The hepatotoxic and carcinogenic species of plant pyrrolizidine alkaloids (e.g. echimidine and jacobine), namely pyrrole-type metabolites, are generated by hepatic CYP2B6 and CYP3A4.
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9065730 Nakajima T, Wang RS, Elovaara E, Gonzalez FJ, Gelboin HV, Raunio H, Pelkonen O, Vainio H, Aoyama T: Toluene metabolism by cDNA-expressed human hepatic cytochrome P450. . Biochem Pharmacol. 1997 Feb 7;53(3):271-7.


Of the eleven human CYP forms studied, CYP2E1 was the most active in forming benzyl alcohol, followed by CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP1A2, and CYP1A1, in that order.
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9253143 Kim H, Wang RS, Elovaara E, Raunio H, Pelkonen O, Aoyama T, Vainio H, Nakajima T: Cytochrome P450 isozymes responsible for the metabolism of toluene and styrene in human liver microsomes. Xenobiotica. 1997 Jul;27(7):657-65.


Mean expression levels of immunochemically detected CYP1A2/1 and CYP2B6 were almost 3-fold higher in Finnish microsomes, whereas CYP2E1 was 1.7-fold higher in Chinese samples. 4.
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