A cytochrome P450 CYP87A4 imparts sterol side-chain cleavage in digoxin biosynthesis

Abstract Digoxin extracted from the foxglove plant is a widely prescribed natural product for treating heart failure. It is listed as an essential medicine by the World Health Organization. However, how the foxglove plant synthesizes digoxin is mostly unknown, especially the cytochrome P450 sterol s...

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Main Authors: Emily Carroll, Baradwaj Ravi Gopal, Indu Raghavan, Minakshi Mukherjee, Zhen Q. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39719-4