Cytochrome P450 enzymes (or CYP450) is an enormous and varied superfamily of hemoproteins. Human CYP450s metabolise thousands and thousands of substances, either found residing in the body or from the outside environment. These enzymes can be found in many organs in the human body; the most studied being the liver CYP450 enzymes which are involved in metabolising toxic compounds and drugs.
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