Enzyme
alcohol dehydrogenase
al·co·hol de·hy·dro·gen·ase
Definitions related to alcohol dehydrogenase:
  • A liver enzyme that metabolizes alcohol into a substance called acetaldehyde, which is toxic. Sometimes referred to as ADH.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Also another name for EC 1.1.1.21, ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE, do not confuse.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Members of this enzyme family metabolize a wide variety of substrates, including ethanol, retinol, other aliphatic alcohols, hydroxysteroids, and lipid peroxidation products.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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