Enzyme
aldehyde reductase
al·de·hyde re·duc·tase
Definitions related to aldehyde reductase:
  • Aldose reductase converts glucose to sorbitol, mediating sorbitol toxicity (neuropathy and retinopathy) in diabetes mellitus do not confuse with EC 1.1.1.1, ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • An enzyme that catalyzes reversibly the oxidation of an aldose to an alditol. It possesses broad specificity for many aldoses. EC 1.1.1.21.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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