Anti-BCMO antibodies enable researchers to detect and measure the BCMO antigen in biological samples. This target is a reported synonym of the BCO1 gene, which encodes beta-carotene oxygenase 1. This protein is known to function in metabolic processes, among other biological roles. The human version of BCMO has a canonical amino acid length of 547 residues and a protein mass of 62.6 kilodaltons. It is reported to be localized in the cytoplasm of cells. Other names for this target antigen include BCDO and BCDO1.