Cytochrome b5 (CB) functions as an electron transport carrier for several membrane-bound oxygenases[1]. CB is heme-containing protein. The microsomal and mitochondrial CB are membrane-bound while bacterial and other animal tissue CB are soluble.
- Cytochrome b558 is a flavoprotein which is a component of NADPH oxidase[2]
- Cytochrome b562 is the the b-type cytochrome from E. coli.[3]
See also Hemeproteins.
3D structures of cytochrome b5
Cytochrome b5 3D structures
- ↑ Porter TD. The roles of cytochrome b5 in cytochrome P450 reactions. J Biochem Mol Toxicol. 2002;16(6):311-6. PMID:12481306 doi:10.1002/jbt.10052
- ↑ Sumimoto H, Sakamoto N, Nozaki M, Sakaki Y, Takeshige K, Minakami S. Cytochrome b558, a component of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase, is a flavoprotein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1992 Aug 14;186(3):1368-75. PMID:1324665 doi:10.1016/s0006-291x(05)81557-8
- ↑ Schenkman JB, Jansson I. The many roles of cytochrome b5. Pharmacol Ther. 2003 Feb;97(2):139-52. PMID:12559387
