Structured Summary
Abstract
A zinc-containing enzyme which oxidizes primary and secondary alcohols or hemiacetals in the presence of NAD. In alcoholic fermentation, it catalyzes the final step of reducing an aldehyde to an alcohol in the presence of NADH and hydrogen.
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Synonyms
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- Alcohol Dehydrogenase (NAD+)
- Alcohol-NAD+ Oxidoreductase
- Alcohol NAD+ Oxidoreductase
- Dehydrogenase, Alcohol
- Oxidoreductase, Alcohol-NAD+
- Alcohol Dehydrogenase I
- Alcohol Dehydrogenase II
- Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase
- Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Yeast
- Dehydrogenase, Yeast Alcohol
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
a specific enzyme; do not confuse with ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES
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Previous Indexing
- Alcohol Oxidoreductases (1966-1986)
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QU 140
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Alcohol Dehydrogenase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000426. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000426
- Alcohol Dehydrogenase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_dehydrogenase
- Alcohol Dehydrogenase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410754