CYP26

CYP isoenzymes
CYP26 2 subfamilies
(retinoic acid hydroxylase; ? other)
Isoenzyme Substrates Inducer Inhibitor Alleles Effects (alleles, interactions)
CYP26A1 (specifically degrades all-trans retinoic acid) (? developmental abnormalities)
CYP26B1 (may metabolise retinoic acid : ? 9-cis or 13-cis retinoic acid) [ Arch Biochem Biophys 1999 Nov 15;371(2):345-7 ]

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Last update 2000-1-22 Author jo@anaesthetist.com