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5-Aminolevulinate Synthase, Nonspecific, Mitochondrial
5-aminolevulinate synthase, nonspecific, mitochondrial (640 aa, ~71 kDa) is encoded by the human ALAS1 gene. This protein plays a role in both protoporphyrin biosynthesis and lipid metabolism. (NCI Thesaurus)
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