KHK, Official Symbol KHKprovided by HGNC Official Full Name ketohexokinaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6315 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000138030 MIM:614058; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6315 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as FRUCTU Summary This gene encodes ketohexokinase that catalyzes conversion of fructose to fructose-1-phosphate. The product of this gene is the first enzyme with a specialized pathway that catabolizes dietary fructose. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in kidney (RPKM 77.2), liver (RPKM 59.5) and 2 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all