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Official Full Name: cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily B member 1
Also known as: CP1B; ASGD6; GLC3A; CYPIB1; P4501B1
This gene encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes. Cytochrome P450 proteins are monooxygenases that catalyze many reactions involved in drug metabolism and synthesis of cholesterol, steroids, and other lipids. The enzyme encoded by this gene is located in the endoplasmic reticulum and metabolizes carcinogenic substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and 17-estradiol. Mutations in this gene are associated with primary congenital glaucoma; thus, it is thought that this enzyme also metabolizes a signaling molecule involved in eye development, possibly a steroid.