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Also known as FMO1B1, flavin containing monooxygenase 2, flavin containing dimethylaniline monoxygenase 2

Flavin-containing monooxygenase 2 (FMO2), also known as dimethylaniline monooxygenase [N-oxide-forming] 2, is a mammalian enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FMO2 gene. The gene is found in a cluster with the FMO1, FMO3, and FMO4 genes on chromosome 1.

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FMO2
Name
flavin containing dimethylaniline monoxygenase 2
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
FMO1B1

This gene encodes a flavin-containing monooxygenase family member. It is an NADPH-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the N-oxidation of some primary alkylamines through an N-hydroxylamine intermediate. However, some human populations contain an allele (FMO2*2A) with a premature stop codon, resulting in a protein that is C-terminally-truncated, has no catalytic activity, and is likely degraded rapidly. This gene is found in a cluster with other related family members on chromosome 1. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2014].

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flavin containing dimethylaniline monoxygenase 2

Symbol
FMO2
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
1:171,185,249-171,212,686
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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HomoloGene ID
86882
genomic start
171185249
genomic end
171212686
cytogenetic location
1q24.3
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Flavin-containing monooxygenase 2 (FMO2), also known as dimethylaniline monooxygenase [N-oxide-forming] 2, is a mammalian enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FMO2 gene. The gene is found in a cluster with the FMO1, FMO3, and FMO4 genes on chromosome 1.

FMO2 is a member of the family of flavin-containing monooxygenases, NADPH-dependent enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of many drugs and xenobiotics. It catalyzes the N-oxidation of some primary alkylamines through an N-hydroxylamine intermediate.

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