| Protein Name | beta-carotene oxygenase 1 |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 53630 |
| Gene Symbol | BCO1 |
| UniProt | Q9HAY6 (BCDO1_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
39
Total Number of Articles : 65 |
Description |
beta-carotene oxygenase 1 |
| Gene Summary |
Vitamin A metabolism is important for vital processes such as vision, embryonic development, cell differentiation, and membrane and skin protection. The protein encoded by this gene is a key enzyme in beta-carotene metabolism to vitamin A. It catalyzes the oxidative cleavage of beta,beta-carotene into two retinal molecules. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
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