NCBI Accession #
NP_565999.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_129904.3
NCBI Official Full Name
glyoxalase 2-1
NCBI Official Symbol
GLX2-1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
GLY1; glyoxalase 2-1; GLYOXALASE II; T1O24.17
NCBI Protein Information
glyoxalase 2-1
NCBI Summary
Encodes a predicted mitochondrial glyoxalase GLX2-1. Studies using recombinant protein show that GLX2-1 contains a dinuclear metal binding site, but does not have glyoxalase 2 activity.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
GLY1; Glx II
UniProt Protein Name
Hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase 1, mitochondrial
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Glyoxalase II; Glx II
UniProt Primary Accession #
O24495
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O22857; O24494
UniProt Related Accession #
O24495
UniProt Comments
Thiolesterase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of S-D-lactoyl-glutathione to form glutathione and D-lactic acid.