11. Cytochrome P450-Catalyzed Hydroxylations and Epoxidations

  1. Astrid Sigel3,
  2. Helmut Sigel3,
  3. Roland K. O. Sigel4
  1. Roshan Perera1,
  2. Shengxi Jin1,
  3. Masanori Sono1,
  4. John H. Dawson2

Published Online: 11 MAY 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470028155.ch11

The Ubiquitous Roles of Cytochrome P450 Proteins, Volume 3

The Ubiquitous Roles of Cytochrome P450 Proteins, Volume 3

How to Cite

Perera, R., Jin, S., Sono, M. and Dawson, J. H. (2007) Cytochrome P450-Catalyzed Hydroxylations and Epoxidations, in The Ubiquitous Roles of Cytochrome P450 Proteins, Volume 3 (eds A. Sigel, H. Sigel and R. K. O. Sigel), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470028155.ch11

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland

  2. 4

    Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 11 MAY 2007
  2. Published Print: 23 MAR 2007

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470016725

Online ISBN: 9780470028155

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Keywords:

  • cytochrome P450 enzymes;
  • cytochrome P450 catalytic reaction cycle;
  • P450-catalyzed hydroxylations and epoxidations;
  • oxyferrous heme iron intermediate;
  • p450 multiple mechanism catalysis;
  • hydroxylation mechanism;
  • multiple oxidants in P450 catalysis;
  • two states theory

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • The Cytochrome P450 Enzymes

  • Three-Dimensional Structures of the Active Sites of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes

  • Role of the Cys Ligand: the Proximal Thiolate ‘Push’ and Distal Proton-Delivery

  • Multiple Mechanisms of P450 Catalysis

  • Multiple Oxidants in P450 Catalysis

  • Two States Theory

  • Influence of Substrate on the Spectral Properties and Reactivity of P450 Intermediates

  • Formation and Reactivity of Transient P450 Oxygen Intermediates

  • Summary and Future Prospective

  • Acknowledgments

  • Abbreviations

  • References