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Facts about Beta,beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | BCO1 |
| Uniprot: | Q9HAY6 |
| Entrez: | 53630 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| carotenoid oxygenase family |

Beta,beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase
Mass (kDA):
62.637 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 16q23.2 |
| Sequence: | 16; NC_000016.10 (81238448..81291142) |
Highly expressed in retinal pigment epithelium. Also expressed in kidney, testis, liver, brain, small intestine and colon.


PMID: 11401432 by Yan W., et al. Cloning and characterization of a human beta,beta-carotene-15,15- prime dioxygenase that is highly expressed in the retinal pigment epithelium.
PMID: 24668807 by dela Sena C., et al. The human enzyme that converts dietary provitamin A carotenoids to vitamin A is a dioxygenase.