25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase

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cytochrome P450, family 27, subfamily B, polypeptide 1
Identifiers
Symbol CYP27B1
Alt. Symbols VDD1, PDDR
Entrez 1594
HUGO 2606
OMIM 609506
RefSeq NM_000785
UniProt O15528
Other data
Locus Chr. 12 q13.3-q14

25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase is a cytochrome P450 enzyme in the proximal tubule which converts calcidiol to calcitriol (the bioactive form of Vitamin D).

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