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Gene information for KYNU (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID8942
Official gene symbolKYNU
Full namekynureninase (L-kynurenine hydrolase)
Aliases,-,
Gene summaryKynureninase is a pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (pyridoxal-P) dependent enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of L-kynurenine and L-3-hydroxykynurenine into anthranilic and 3-hydroxyanthranilic acids, respectively. Kynureninase is involved in the biosynthesis of NAD cofactors from tryptophan through the kynurenine pathway. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 2   Locus: 2q22.2
Gene position143635195 - 143799885  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size164691 bp
Gene sequence