Monomeric glyoxalase I; catalyzes the detoxification of methylglyoxal (a by-product of glycolysis) via condensation with glutathione to produce S-D-lactoylglutathione; expression regulated by methylglyoxal levels and osmotic stress [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004463]
Chromosome XIII: 261,705-262,685 reverse strand.
R64-1-1:BK006946.2
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant) and 337 orthologues.