Entrez 220 | Ensembl ENSG00000184254 | |
Aliases ALDH1A3, ALDH1A6, ALDH6, MCOP8, RALDH3, aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A3 External IDs MGI: 1861722 HomoloGene: 68080 GeneCards: ALDH1A3 | ||
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A3, also known as ALDH1A3 or retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 3 (RALDH3), is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ALDH1A3 gene,
Function
Aldehyde dehydrogenase isozymes are thought to play a major role in the detoxification of aldehydes generated by alcohol metabolism and lipid peroxidation. The enzyme encoded by this gene uses retinal as a substrate, either in a free or a cellular retinol-binding protein form.
References
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