Cytochrome P450, family 123, also known as CYP123, is a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase family in bacteria. The first gene in this family to identify function is CYP123A9 from Rhodococcus sp, which catalysis estrone to 16-hydroxyestrone in the estradiol degradation pathway of bacteria.[1]

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  1. ^ Ye, X; Peng, T; Li, Y; Huang, T; Wang, H; Hu, Z (January 2022). "Identification of an important function of CYP123: Role in the monooxygenase activity in a novel estradiol degradation pathway in bacteria". The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 215: 106025. doi:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2021.106025. PMID 34775032. S2CID 243983601.