Description
Product Characteristics:
Synonyms: Carotenoid-cleaving dioxygenase, mitochondrial:B-diox-II:Beta,beta-carotene 9',10'-oxygenase:Beta-carotene dioxygenase 2:BCO2:BCDO2
Target Information: This gene encodes an enzyme which oxidizes carotenoids such as beta-carotene during the biosynthesis of vitamin A. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2012]