Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6.

A member of the cytochrome P450 mixed-function oxidase system, and is one of the most important enzymes involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics in the body.