A liver microsomal cytochrome P450 hydroxylase that oxidizes a broad spectrum of substrates including STEROIDS, FATTY ACIDS, and XENOBIOTICS. Examples of pharmaceutical substrates for CYP2C8 include; PACLITAXOL; torsemide; and; AMODIAQUINE
Also Known As:
CYP2C8; CYPIIC8; Cytochrome P450 MP-20; Cytochrome P450, Family 2, Subfamily C, Polypeptide 8; S-Mephenytoin 4-Hydroxylase; 4-Hydroxylase, S-Mephenytoin; CYP2C8, Cytochrome P-450; Cytochrome P 450 CYP2C8; Cytochrome P450 MP 20; P-450 CYP2C8, Cytochrome; P450 MP-20, Cytochrome; S Mephenytoin 4 Hydroxylase