Cytochrome P450 system and psychiatric medications

What are cytochrome P450 enzymes? The cytochrome P450 (abbreviated as CYP450) enzymes is a family of enzymes that metabolize medications, detoxify chemicals taken into the body, and are involved in the production of several compounds needed by the body. There are about 50 different CYP450 enyzmes, but a few of them metabolize the majority of medications,…