Article
Alcohol dehydrogenase: enzymology and metabolism.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). Supplement - 1 Jan 1994
Yin S J
Abstract excerpt
Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), the principal enzyme responsible for ethanol oxidation, constitutes a complex family in humans. Based on structural and kinetic features, ADH can be divided into five classes. Low-Km class I beta-ADH and gamma-ADH show genetic polymorphism among racial populations. Th...
Topics
- Alcohol Dehydrogenase
- Alcoholism
- Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
- Alleles
- Ethanol
- Genotype
- Humans
- Kinetics
- Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Tissue Distribution