{"symbol":"BBOX1","synonyms":["BBH","GAMMA-BBH","BBOX","G-BBH"],"name":"butyrobetaine (gamma), 2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase (gamma-butyrobetaine hydroxylase) 1","description":"This gene encodes gamma butyrobetaine hydroxylase which catalyzes the formation of L-carnitine from gamma-butyrobetaine, the last step in the L-carnitine biosynthetic pathway. Carnitine is essential for the transport of activated fatty acids across the mitochondrial membrane during mitochondrial beta-oxidation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":8424,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/8424","proteins":[{"symbol":"BODG_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/BODG_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}