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. 2013 Jan 6;368(1612):20120430.
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0430. Print 2013 Feb 19.

A world of cytochrome P450s

David R Nelson  1
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A world of cytochrome P450s

David R Nelson. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. .

Abstract

The world we live in is a biosphere influenced by all organisms who inhabit it. It is also an ecology of genes, with some having rather startling effects. The premise put forth in this issue is cytochrome P450 is a significant player in the world around us. Life and the Earth itself would be visibly different and diminished without cytochrome P450s. The contributions to this issue range from evolution on the billion year scale to the colour of roses, from Darwin to Rachel Carson; all as seen through the lens of cytochrome P450.

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