Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
The human AGXT2 gene encodes the protein Alanine—glyoxylate aminotransferase 2.
Function.
The protein encoded by this gene is a class III pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent mitochondrial aminotransferase. It catalyzes the conversion of glyoxylate to glycine using L-alanine as the amino donor.
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