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Adrenodoxin--a versatile ferredoxin
Kerstin Maria Ewen1, Michael Ringle, Rita Bernhardt
1Department of Biochemistry, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Abstract:
Mammalian adrenodoxin (Adx) has been known for many years as an essential electron mediator in mitochondrial cytochrome P450 systems. Because of its ability to support several cytochrome P450 enzymes, it is involved not only in adrenal steroid hormone biosynthesis but also in vitamin D and bile acid metabolism. Recently, Adx is increasingly gaining attention because of its potential for pharmaceutical industry and biotechnology. With human cytochromes P450 becoming important drug targets, suitable Adx-based screening systems have to be developed to test putative new drugs. Moreover, in artificial systems, Adx has been shown to functionally interact with diverse bacterial cytochromes P450 catalyzing a variety of chemically interesting reactions. Putative biotechnological applications of such Adx-containing reconstituted systems are discussed.
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