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Cholesterol 7-Alpha-Monooxygenase
Cholesterol 7-alpha-monooxygenase (504 aa, ~58 kDa) is encoded by the human CYP7A1 gene. This protein plays a role in both cholesterol catabolism and bile acid biosynthesis. (NCI Thesaurus)
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