Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADH) (EC 1.1.1.1) are a group of dehydrogenase enzymes that occur in many organisms and facilitate the interconversion between...
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Alcohol intolerance is due to a genetic polymorphism of the aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme, which is responsible for the metabolism of acetaldehyde (produced...
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people. The alcohol tolerance is also connected with activity of alcohol dehydrogenases (a group of enzymes responsible for the breakdown of alcohol) in the...
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metabolic byproduct of the catabolic metabolism of alcohol, and is caused by an aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 deficiency. This syndrome has been associated with...
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extract inhibited aldehyde dehydrogenase activity, lending credence to an Asian folklore warning against consuming durian with alcohol. H − C | H H | − C |...
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in some cases this has physiological significance: for example, alcohol dehydrogenase catalyzes the oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde in animals, but...
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Disulfiram-like drug (redirect from Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor)
metabolite of alcohol formed by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase. The reaction has been variously termed a disulfiram-like reaction, alcohol intolerance...
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Alcohol dehydrogenase may also refer to: Alcohol dehydrogenase (acceptor) Alcohol dehydrogenase (azurin) Alcohol dehydrogenase (cytochrome c) Alcohol...
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into the bloodstream. The lower gastrointestinal tract lacks the alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme present in the stomach and liver that breaks down ethanol...
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Acetaldehyde (section Tautomerization to vinyl alcohol)
oxidation of ethanol by the liver enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase and is a contributing cause of hangover after alcohol consumption. Pathways of exposure include...
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Methanol toxicity (section Surrogate alcohol)
initiated by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase in the liver. Methanol is converted to formaldehyde via alcohol dehydrogenase and formaldehyde is converted...
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Pseudohypoxia (section Alcohol dehydrogenase)
NADH + H+ (catalyzed by alcohol dehydrogenase) Acetaldehyde + NAD+ → Acetate + NADH + H+ (catalyzed by aldehyde dehydrogenase) Ethanol + NADPH + H+ +...
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cerevisiae. Aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase uses an aromatic alcohol and NAD+ to produce an aromatic aldehyde, NADH and H+. Aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase (NADP+) uses...
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Pyrococcus furiosus (section Alcohol dehydrogenases)
strain. Pyrococcus furiosus possesses several highly thermostable alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs): the short-chain AdhA, the iron-containing AdhB, the zinc-containing...
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ALDH2 (redirect from Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 family)
to the aldehyde dehydrogenase family of enzymes. Aldehyde dehydrogenase is the second enzyme of the major oxidative pathway of alcohol metabolism. ALDH2...
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Alcohol dehydrogenase 1B is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ADH1B gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the alcohol dehydrogenase...
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methanol and/or ethylene glycol toxicity, competes with other alcohols for the alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme, lessening metabolism into toxic aldehyde and carboxylic...
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Ethanol fermentation (redirect from Alcohol Fermentation)
CH3CHO + NADH + H+ → C2H5OH + NAD+ This reaction is catalyzed by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH1 in baker's yeast). As shown by the reaction equation, glycolysis...
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Fomepizole (category Alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitors)
metabolites. Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase, found in the liver. This enzyme plays a key role in the metabolism...
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Acetaldehyde dehydrogenases (EC 1.2.1.10) are dehydrogenase enzymes which catalyze the conversion of acetaldehyde into acetyl-CoA. This can be summarized...
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In enzymology, an aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.90) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction an aromatic alcohol + NAD+ ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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different for men and women. Alcohol metabolism depends on the enzymes alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). Genetic variants of...
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Alcohol dehydrogenase (azurin) (EC 1.1.9.1, type II quinoprotein alcohol dehydrogenase, quinohaemoprotein ethanol dehydrogenase, QHEDH, ADHIIB) is an...
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Alcoholism (redirect from Alcohol addiction)
Edenberg HJ, McClintick JN (December 2018). "Alcohol Dehydrogenases, Aldehyde Dehydrogenases, and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Critical Review". Alcoholism:...
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without acidosis." Isopropyl alcohol is oxidized to form acetone by alcohol dehydrogenase in the liver and has a biological half-life in humans between 2...
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Auto-brewery syndrome (redirect from Endogenous alcohol production)
ethanol produces NAD+, which is catalyzed by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH). ADH rids the body of alcohol through a process called first pass metabolism...
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enzymology, a cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.195) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction cinnamyl alcohol + NADP+ ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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Alcohol dehydrogenase (quinone) (EC 1.1.5.5, type III ADH, membrane associated quinohaemoprotein alcohol dehydrogenase) is an enzyme with systematic name...
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In enzymology, an alcohol dehydrogenase (acceptor) (EC 1.1.99.8) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction a primary alcohol + acceptor ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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Pharmacology of ethanol (redirect from Alcohol metabolism)
of the metabolism of ethanol occurs in the liver. Alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase are present at their highest concentrations (in liver...
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