{"symbol":"BCO1","synonyms":["BCO","BCDO","BCMO","BCMO1","BCDO1"],"name":"beta-carotene oxygenase 1","description":"Vitamin A metabolism is important for vital processes such as vision, embryonic development, cell differentiation, and membrane and skin protection. The protein encoded by this gene is a key enzyme in beta-carotene metabolism to vitamin A. It catalyzes the oxidative cleavage of beta,beta-carotene into two retinal molecules. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":53630,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/53630","proteins":[{"symbol":"BCDO1_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/BCDO1_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}