Protein Name glyoxalase I
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 2739
Gene Symbol

GLO1

UniProt Q04760 (LGUL_HUMAN), X5DNM4 (X5DNM4_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 341
Total Number of Articles : 399
Description

glyoxalase I

Gene Summary

The enzyme encoded by this gene is responsible for the catalysis and formation of S-lactoyl-glutathione from methylglyoxal condensation and reduced glutatione. Glyoxalase I is linked to HLA and is localized to 6p21.3-p21.1, between HLA and the centromere. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • lactoylglutathione lyase
  • S-D-lactoylglutathione methylglyoxal lyase
  • aldoketomutase
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Properties