CYP2W1

CYP2W1 (cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily W, polypeptide 1) is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the CYP2W1 is_associated_with::gene.

This gene encodes a member of the is_associated_with::cytochrome P450 superfamily of is_associated_with::enzymes. The cytochrome P450 proteins are is_associated_with::monooxygenases which catalyze many reactions involved in drug metabolism and synthesis of cholesterol, steroids and other lipids. CYP2W1 is an interesting enzyme since it is mainly expressed in tumors and not in normal human tissue.