Entrez gene ID | | 53630 |
Official gene symbol | | BCMO1 |
Full name | | beta-carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase 1 |
Aliases | | ,BCDO,BCDO1,BCMO,BCO,BCO1,FLJ10730, |
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] |
Location | | Chromosome: 16 Locus: 16q21-q23 |
Gene position | | 81272296 - 81324747 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 52452 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 605748 |
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