| Protein Name | homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 3081 |
| Gene Symbol | HGD |
| UniProt | Q93099 (HGD_HUMAN), B3KW64 (B3KW64_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 119 |
Description |
homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase |
| Gene Summary |
This gene encodes the enzyme homogentisate 1,2 dioxygenase. This enzyme is involved in the catabolism of the amino acids tyrosine and phenylalanine. Mutations in this gene are the cause of the autosomal recessive metabolism disorder alkaptonuria.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010] |
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