Article
Role of the aldehyde dehydrogenase-1 isozyme in the metabolism of acetaldehyde.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). Supplement - 1 Jan 1993
Ueshima Y, Matsuda Y, Tsutsumi M, Takada A
Abstract excerpt
At least four types of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) isozymes exist in human liver: acetaldehyde (Ac-CHO) is metabolized mainly by ALDH2. However, the role of ALDH1 in Ac-CHO metabolism is not well known, because ALDH1 deficiency is rare. In the present study, changes in blood levels of Ac-CHO were analyzed in a person with ALDH1 deficiency who is also heterozygous for the ALDH2 alleles, and subjects with normal...
Topics
- Acetaldehyde
- Adult
- Alcohol Drinking
- Aldehyde Oxidoreductases
- Alleles
- Cells, Cultured
- Erythrocytes
- Ethanol
- Female
- Genotype
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
