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CYP76 family

group of cytochrome P450 enzymes

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ126083380 ↗
Source-derived summary

Cytochrome P450, family 76, also known as CYP76, is a cytochrome P450 family in land plants, related to the biosynthesis of many plant monoterpenes and diterpenes such as 8-hydroxygeraniol, tanshinone and alkannin. The first gene identified in this family is the CYP76A1 and CYP76A2 from the eggplant.

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External links

"Subfamilies of CYP76". p450atlas.org.

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The public source identifies “CYP76 family” as group of cytochrome P450 enzymes. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around CYP76, family and group.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current 54-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with CYP76, family and group providing the first useful test.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q126083380. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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This entry incorporates text from “CYP76 family” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.