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Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is in the heme-thiolate | Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is in the heme-thiolate monooxygenase enzyme family meaning the protein contains a heme group with an iron atom. Enzymes in Cytochrome P450 are oxidizing enzymes and CYP3A4 works in the body oxidizing foreign molecules such as toxins and drugs<ref name="Dai">PMID:16389357</ref>. It appears almost half of the marketed pharmaceutical drugs are metabolized by CYP3A4 [http://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/issue/2008/2008-09/2008-09-8687] All Cytochrome P450 are essential enzymes for metabolism and the sub family 3A4 is the most important. [http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArticles/March2014DrugMetabolismCytochromeP4503A4.htm] Primarily found in the liver and intestine, CYP3A4 is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P08684] and are present in all eukaryotic organisms as well as some prokaryotes<ref name="Dai">PMID: 15352783</ref>. While CYP3A4's role in drug metabolism are numerous, they are often aiding deactivation through facilitated excretion from the system or by direct inactivation. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CYP3A4#Tissue_distribution] | ||