Synonyms:BCDO, BCDO1, BCMO, BCMO1, BCO, BCO1, ENTREZ:53630, HGNC:13815, MIM:605748, NM_017429, NP_059125, XM_011523109, XM_017023286, XM_017023287, XM_017023288, XM_017023289, XP_011521411, XP_016878775, XP_016878776, XP_016878777, XP_016878778, XR_002957813, beta-carotene oxygenase 1
Omim:OMIM:605748
Id:ENSG00000135697
Hgnc:HGNC:13815
Description:beta-carotene oxygenase 1
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, Jul 2008]