Reaction: quinine + [reduced NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = 3-hydroxyquinine + [oxidized NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] + H2O
Glossary: quinine = a quinoline alkaloid
Other name(s): CYP3A4 (gene name)
Systematic name: quinine,[reduced NADPH–hemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase
Comments: A cytochrome P-450 (heme-thiolate) protein.
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References:
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