CYP23 family explained

Cytochrome P450, family 23, also known as CYP23, is a nematoda cytochrome P450 monooxygenase family.^[1] The first gene identified in this family is the CYP23A1 from the Caenorhabditis elegans,^{[2] [3]} is a homolog of the human gene CYP7B1.^[4]

Notes and References

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