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Facts about Quinone oxidoreductase.
Orthoquinones, such as 1,2-naphthoquinone or 9,10-phenanthrenequinone, are the best substrates (in vitro). May act in the detoxification of xenobiotics.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CRYZ |
| Uniprot: | Q08257 |
| Entrez: | 1429 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| zinc-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family |

crystallin, zeta (quinone reductase); DKFZp779E0834; EC 1.6.5.5; FLJ41475; NADPH:quinone reductase; quinone oxidoreductase; zeta-crystallin
Mass (kDA):
35.207 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1p31.1 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (74705470..74733408, complement) |
Only very low amounts in the lens.
Cytoplasm.





PMID: 8466529 by Gonzalez P., et al. Molecular cloning and sequencing of zeta-crystallin/quinone reductase cDNA from human liver.
PMID: 8088825 by Gonzalez P., et al. Organization of the human zeta-crystallin/quinone reductase gene (CRYZ).