Cytochrome p450 functions as the monooxygenase . p450s are involved in physiologically important processes including steroid metabolism , drug deactivation , procarcinogen activation , fatty acid metabolism , xenobiotic detoxification and wildly distributed in animal , plant and low eukaryotic organism 细胞色素p450具有加单氧酶的作用，并能参与机体解毒、甾体激素的合成、脂肪酸代谢等重要的生理反应，并广泛分布于动物、植物和低等真核生物中。
