Gene: [08p211/GULOP] L-gulonolactone oxidase pseudogene; [GGLOP ]

FUN

L-gulonolactone oxidase (EC:1.1.3.8), which in many mammalian species is encoded by a single gene, catalyzes the last stage of L-ascorbic acid synthesis. A coding gene have not been mapped and seems to be lacking in human."

REF

LOC,PRO "Fukuyama &: CCG, 58, (HGM11), 1928-1929, 1992
CLO,SEQ,LOC "Nishikimi M &: JBC, 269, 13685-13688, 1994

KEY

carb

CLA

psi, basic

LOC

08 p21.1

MIM

MIM: 240400

SYN

GGLOP