Entrez gene ID | | 3795 |
Official gene symbol | | KHK |
Full name | | ketohexokinase (fructokinase) |
Aliases | | ,-, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes ketohexokinase that catalyzes conversion of fructose to fructose-1-phosphate. The product of this gene is the first enzyme with a specialized pathway that catabolizes dietary fructose. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 2 Locus: 2p23.3 |
Gene position | | 27309611 - 27323619 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 14009 bp |
Gene sequence |
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