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Aldehyde Dehydrogenase X, Mitochondrial
Aldehyde dehydrogenase X, mitochondrial (517 aa, ~57 kDa) is encoded by the human ALDH1B1 gene. This protein is involved in the metabolism of alcohol-derived acetaldehyde. (NCI Thesaurus)
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