title: A world of cytochrome P450s.
abstract: The world we live in is a biosphere influenced by all organisms who inhabit it. It is also an ecology of genes, with some having rather startling effects. The premise put forth in this issue is cytochrome P450 is a significant player in the world around us. Life and the Earth itself would be visibly different and diminished without cytochrome P450s. The contributions to this issue range from evolution on the billion year scale to the colour of roses, from Darwin to Rachel Carson; all as seen through the lens of cytochrome P450.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 858 Madison Avenue Suite G01, Memphis, TN 38163, USA. dnelson@uthsc.edu
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003116:Color; D009033:Culicidae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D035264:Flowers / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007305:Insecticide Resistance; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology; D005810:Multigene Family; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System