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AKR7A2

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Template:PBB Aflatoxin B1 aldehyde reductase member 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AKR7A2 gene.[1][2]

Function

Aldo-keto reductases, such as AKR7A2, are involved in the detoxification of aldehydes and ketones.[supplied by OMIM][2]

References

  1. ^ Ireland LS, Harrison DJ, Neal GE, Hayes JD (Aug 1998). "Molecular cloning, expression and catalytic activity of a human AKR7 member of the aldo-keto reductase superfamily: evidence that the major 2-carboxybenzaldehyde reductase from human liver is a homologue of rat aflatoxin B1-aldehyde reductase". Biochem J. 332 (1): 21–34. PMC 1219447. PMID 9576847.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: AKR7A2 aldo-keto reductase family 7, member A2 (aflatoxin aldehyde reductase)".

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