Tags: Protein.
Cytochrome P450 26A1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CYP26A1 gene.This gene encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes. The cytochrome P450 proteins are monooxygenases which catalyze many reactions involved in drug metabolism and synthesis of cholesterol steroids and other lipids. This endoplasmic reticulum protein acts on retinoids including all-trans-retinoic acid (RA) with both 4-hydroxylation and 18-hydroxylation activities.