alcohol dehydrogenase

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alcohol dehydrogenase

[′al·kə‚hȯl ‚dē·hī′drä·jə‚nās]

(biochemistry)

The enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde.

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A dual function of alcohol dehydrogenase in Drosophila melanogaster.

Ecological niche difference associated with varied ethanol tolerance between Drosophila suzukii and Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Among the four isoenzymes analyzed, three namely esterase, alcohol dehydrogenase and acid phosphatase showed a monomorphic electrophoresis profile among the hybrids and their respective parents (Fig.1) which is corroborated with the results of Salgado et al., (2006).

EVALUATING GENETIC PURITY OF QUALITY PROTEIN MAIZE (QPM) INBREDS AND HYBRIDS BY BIOCHEMICAL AND SSR MARKERS

Plapp, "Inversion of the substrate specificity of yeast alcohol dehydrogenase," Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol.

Rapid Elimination of Blood Alcohol Using Erythrocytes: Mathematical Modeling and In Vitro Study

Vallee, "Human liver alcohol dehydrogenase isozymes: reduction of aldehydes and ketones," Biochemistry, vol.

Lipids and Oxidative Stress Associated with Ethanol-Induced Neurological Damage

The first step of isopropyl alcohol in vivo metabolism also involves the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase, which converts it into acetone.

The role of renal replacement therapy in the management of pharmacologic poisonings

The genotypes for the Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH2, ADH3) and Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) were determined through a collaborative study with The Indiana Alcohol Research Centre (ARC) of the Medicine Department of the University of Indiana using the TaqMan tests (Applied BioSystems, Foster City, CA).

Characterization of polymorphisms of genes ADH2, ADH3, ALDH2 and CYP2E1 and relationship to the alcoholism in a Colombian population/Caracterizacion de polimorfismos de los genes ADH2, ADH3, ALDH2 y CYP2E1 y su relacion con el alcoholismo en una poblacion colombiana

(15.) Modig T, Liden G, Taherzadeh MJ, Inhibition effects of furfural on alcohol dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase and pyruvate dehydrogenase.

Identification of proteins with 2 dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) and mass spectrometry in native strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with high yield bioethanol production after random mutagenesis

Duplex polymerase chain reaction with confronting twopair primers (PCR-CTPP) for genotyping alcohol dehydrogenase beta subunit (ADH2) and aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2).

Genetic polymorphisms of ADH1B, ADH1C and ALDH2 in Turkish alcoholics: lack of association with alcoholism and alcoholic cirrhosis

It is an alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor and is marketed and distributed by Paladin Labs Inc.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company introduces Fomepizole Intravenous Infusion 1.5g in Japan

When ethanol was present in adhesives in excess of 5 percent of the resin weight, excessive acetaldehyde may have been produced by enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase as previously reported and may spread into the wood, whereupon the acetaldehyde may have been emitted mainly from the cross-sectional surface rather than the other sides.

Effects of ethanol-supplemented phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde resin on formaldehyde and acetaldehyde emissions from glued-laminated timbers

Men also have higher levels of the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase.

Milk? Alka-Seltzer? Cinnamon? Or just a fry-up? What do the experts take to relieve a bad hangover? Michele O'Connor reports

Medical News Today reported that the focus of the study was investigating the heart health of people who carry a particular version of the gene "alcohol dehydrogenase 1B" which codes for a protein that helps to break down alcohol more quickly than in non-carriers.