Retinal dehydrogenase 2
BE0000513ProteinHumansALDH1A2
Catalyzes the NAD-dependent oxidation of aldehyde substrates, such as all-trans-retinal and all-trans-13,14-dihydroretinal, to their corresponding carboxylic acids, all-trans-retinoate and all-trans-13,14-dihydroretinoate, respectively (PubMed:29240402, PubMed:33565183). It is acted on by 3 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- ALDH1A2
- UniProtKB entry
- O94788Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cytoplasm
- Residues / weight
- 518 residues · 56,723 Da
- Also known as
- 1.2.1.36 · Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1 member A2 · ALDH1A2 · RALDH 2 · RALDH(II)
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Retinal dehydrogenase 2, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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