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GLXI

Gene
GLXI
Protein
Lactoylglutathione lyase
Organism
Glycine max
Length
185 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes the conversion of hemimercaptal, formed from methylglyoxal and glutathione, to S-lactoylglutathione. Active toward the hemithioacetal adducts formed by reacting methylglyoxal or phenylglyoxal with glutathione, homoglutathione or gamma-glutamylcysteine, showing no preference for homoglutathione adducts over glutathione adducts.
Similarity
Belongs to the glyoxalase I family.
Mass
20.96 kDa
Sequence
MAAEPKESPSNNPGLHTTPDEATKGYIMQQTMFRIKDPKVSLDFYSRVLGMSLLKRLDFPEMKFSLYFMGYENTAEAPSNPIDKVVWTFSQKATIELTHNWGTESDPEFKGYHNGNSEPRGFGHIGVTVDDTYKACERFQNLGVEFVKKPEDGKMKGIAFIKDPDGYWIEIFDRKTIGNVTQTAA