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Beta-carotene oxygenase 2

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q21116859
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Beta-carotene oxygenase 2

Summary

Beta-carotene oxygenase 2 is a protein[1].

Key Facts

  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's instance of is recorded as protein[2].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2 is part of Carotenoid oxygenase[3].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's molecular function is recorded as dioxygenase activity[4].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's molecular function is recorded as oxidoreductase activity[5].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's molecular function is recorded as oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of two atoms of oxygen[6].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's molecular function is recorded as metal ion binding[7].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's molecular function is recorded as beta,beta-carotene-9',10'-cleaving oxygenase activity[8].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's molecular function is recorded as beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase activity[9].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's molecular function is recorded as retinal isomerase activity[10].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's molecular function is recorded as carotenoid dioxygenase activity[11].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's molecular function is recorded as oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of two atoms of oxygen[12].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's cell component is recorded as mitochondrial matrix[13].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's cell component is recorded as intracellular anatomical structure[14].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's cell component is recorded as mitochondrion[15].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's cell component is recorded as mitochondrion[16].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's biological process is recorded as carotenoid metabolic process[17].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's biological process is recorded as regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential[18].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's biological process is recorded as xanthophyll metabolic process[19].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's biological process is recorded as regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolic process[20].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's biological process is recorded as retinoic acid metabolic process[21].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's biological process is recorded as carotene metabolic process[22].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's biological process is recorded as retinoid metabolic process[23].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's biological process is recorded as carotene catabolic process[24].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's biological process is recorded as retinal metabolic process[25].
  • Beta-carotene oxygenase 2's biological process is recorded as carotene catabolic process[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Identification and characterization of a mammalian enzyme catalyzing the asymmetric oxidative cleavage of provitamin A. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . A mitochondrial enzyme degrades carotenoids and protects against oxidative stress. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . A mitochondrial enzyme degrades carotenoids and protects against oxidative stress. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . A mitochondrial enzyme degrades carotenoids and protects against oxidative stress. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . A mitochondrial enzyme degrades carotenoids and protects against oxidative stress. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . A mitochondrial enzyme degrades carotenoids and protects against oxidative stress. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Identification and characterization of a mammalian enzyme catalyzing the asymmetric oxidative cleavage of provitamin A. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Identification and characterization of a mammalian enzyme catalyzing the asymmetric oxidative cleavage of provitamin A. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Boghog · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Encoded by → BCO2
    Wikidata description → mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
    Molecular function → dioxygenase activity, oxidoreductase activity, oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of two atoms of oxygen +6
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