Cytochrome P-450

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Metalloporphyrin Models for Cytochrome P-450

   • Thomas J. McMurry, John T. Groves

   Pages 1-28

3. Comparison of the Peroxidase Activity of Hemeproteins and Cytochrome P-450

   • Lawrence J. Marnett, Paul Weller, John R. Battista

   Pages 29-76

4. The Topology of the Mammalian Cytochrome P-450 Active Site

   • Gerald T. Miwa, Anthony Y. H. Lu

   Pages 77-88

5. Cytochrome P-450 Reductase and Cytochrome b5 in Cytochrome P-450 Catalysis

   • Julian A. Peterson, Russell A. Prough

   Pages 89-117

6. Cytochrome P-450 Organization and Membrane Interactions

   • Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg

   Pages 119-160

7. Comparative Structures of P-450 Cytochromes

   • Shaun D. Black, Minor J. Coon

   Pages 161-216

8. Oxygen Activation and Transfer

   • Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano

   Pages 217-271

9. Inhibition of Cytochrome P-450 Enzymes

   • Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano, Norbert O. Reich

   Pages 273-314

10. Induction of Hepatic P-450 Isozymes

    • Howard J. Eisen

    Pages 315-344

11. Regulation of Synthesis and Activity of Cytochrome P-450 Enzymes in Physiological Pathways

    • Michael R. Waterman, Maliyakal E. John, Evan R. Simpson

    Pages 345-386

12. Cytochrome P-450 Enzymes in Sterol Biosynthesis and Metabolism

    • Colin R. Jefcoate

    Pages 387-428

13. Cytochrome P-450cam and Other Bacterial P-450 Enzymes

    • Stephen G. Sligar, Ralph I. Murray

    Pages 429-503

14. The Crystal Structure of Cytochrome P-450cam

    • Thomas L. Poulos

    Pages 505-523

15. Back Matter

    Pages 525-556

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Major advances have been made in recent years in clarifying the molecular properties of the cytochrome P-450 system. These advances stem, in practical terms, from the generally recognized importance of cytochrome P-450 in the metabolism of drugs and in the bioactivation of xenobiotics to toxic products. The fascinating multiplicity and differential regulation of cytochrome P-450 isozymes, and their ability to catalyze extraordinarily difficult chemical transformations, have independently drawn many chemists and biochemists into the P-450 circle. Progress in the field, from a technical point of view, has been propelled by the de­ velopment of reliable procedures for the purification of membrane-bound enzymes, by the growing repertoire of molecular biological techniques, and by the development of chemical models that mimic the catalytic action of P-450. As a result, our understanding of the P-450 system is moving from the descriptive, pharmacological level into the tangible realm of atomic detail. The rapid progress and multidisciplinary character of the cytochrome P-450 field, which cuts across the lines that traditionally divide disciplines as diverse as inorganic chemistry and genetics, have created a need for an up-to-date evaluation of the advances that have been made. It is hoped that this book, with its molecular focus on the cytochrome P-450 system, will alleviate this need. The authors of the individual chapters have strived to emphasize recent results without sacrificing the background required to make their chapters comprehensible to informed nonspecialists.

• Activation
• biochemistry
• enzymes
• genetics
• metabolism
• proteins
• regulation
• Metabolomics

• Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

  Paul R. Ortiz Montellano

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