The enzyme encoded by this gene is responsible for the catalysis and formation of S-lactoyl-glutathione from methylglyoxal condensation and reduced glutatione. Glyoxalase I is linked to HLA and is localized to 6p21.3-p21.1, between HLA and the centromere. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in humans developed a mismatched multiplex PCR-RFLP assay to simultaneously genotype polymorphisms in erythrocytic isoenzyme genes, including the GLO1, for forensic identification [Pang et al. DOI:10.1111/J.1556-4029.2010.01573.X].