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NAD(P)H dehydrogenase, quinone 2

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Species
  
Human

Entrez
  
4835

Human
  
Mouse

Ensembl
  
ENSG00000124588

NAD(P)H dehydrogenase, quinone 2

Aliases
  
NQO2, Nqo2, NMO2, Nmor2, Ox2, DHQV, DIA6, QR2, NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 2

External IDs
  
MGI: 104513 HomoloGene: 696 GeneCards: NQO2

NAD(P)H dehydrogenase, quinone 2, also known as NQO2 or QR2, is a human gene. It is a phase II detoxification enzyme which can carry out two or four electron reductions. Its mechanism of reduction is via a covalently bound zinc ion and a cocrystalized FAD. NQO2 contains two chains homologous in AA sequence but 7% different in structure. As a result, NQO2 contains two similar yet unique active sites. An important function of NQO2 is its activation on NRH. NQO2 can be inhibited by resveratrol.

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NAD(P)H dehydrogenase, quinone 2 Wikipedia