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HAGH

Hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase, mitochondrial is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HAGH gene.[1][2][3]

The enzyme encoded by this gene is classified as a thiolesterase and is responsible for the hydrolysis of S-lactoyl-glutathione to reduced glutathione and D-lactate.[3]

References

  1. Mulley JC, Callen DF (Feb 1987). “New regional localisations for HAGH and PGP on human chromosome 16”. Hum Genet. 74 (4): 423–4. doi:10.1007/BF00280498. PMID 3025077.
  2. Honey NK, Shows TB (Apr 1982). “Assignment of the glyoxalase II gene (HAGH) to human chromosome 16”. Hum Genet. 58 (4): 358–61. doi:10.1007/bf00282815. PMID 7327557.
  3. 3.0 3.1 “Entrez Gene: HAGH hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase”.

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