cytochrome P450 monooxygenase CYP5011A1 and similar cytochrome P450s
This subfamily is composed of CYPs from unicellular ciliates similar to Tetrahymena thermophila CYP5011A1, whose function is still unknown. It belongs to the large cytochrome P450 (P450, CYP) superfamily of heme-containing proteins that catalyze a variety of oxidative reactions of a large number of structurally different endogenous and exogenous compounds in organisms from all major domains of life. CYPs bind their diverse ligands in a buried, hydrophobic active site, which is accessed through a substrate access channel formed by two flexible helices and their connecting loop.