Protein
Cytochrome P450 6B1
Organism
Papilio polyxenes
Function
Enables the insect to feed on furanocoumarin-producing plants and evolved as an adaptation for detoxification of xanthotoxin and other furanocoumarins.
Similarity
Belongs to the cytochrome P450 family.
Sequence
MLYLLALVTVLAGLLHYYFTRTFNYWKKRNVAGPKPVPFFGNLKDSVLRRKPQVMVYKSIYDEFPNEKVVGIYRMTTPSVLLRDLDIIKHVLIKDFESFADRGVEFSLDGLGANIFHADGDRWRSLRNRFTPLFTSGKLKSMLPLMSQVGDRFINSIDEVSQTQPEQSIHNLVQKFTMTNIAACVFGLNLDEGMLKTLEDLDKHIFTVNYSAELDMMYPGILKKLNGSLFPKVVSKFFDNLTKNVLEMRKGTPSYQKDMIDLIQELREKKTLELSRKHENEDVKALELTDGVISAQMFIFYMAGYETSATTMTYLFYELAKNPDIQDKLIAEIDEVLSRHDGNITYECLSEMTYLSKVFDETLRKYPVADFTQRNAKTDYVFPGTDITIKKGQTIIVSTWGIQNDPKYYPNPEKFDPERFNPENVKDRHPCAYLPFSAGPRNCLGMRFAKWQSEVCIMKVLSKYRVEPSMKSSGPFKFDPMRLFALPKGGIYVNLVRR