Entrez gene ID | | 220 |
Official gene symbol | | ALDH1A3 |
Full name | | aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A3 |
Aliases | | ,ALDH1A6,ALDH6,RALDH3, |
Gene summary | | Aldehyde dehydrogenase isozymes are thought to play a major role in the detoxification of aldehydes generated by alcohol metabolism and lipid peroxidation. The enzyme encoded by this gene uses retinal as a substrate, either in a free or cellular retinol-binding protein form. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 15 Locus: 15q26.3 |
Gene position | | 101420009 - 101456831 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 36823 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 600463 |
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