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Descriptor English: Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Descriptor Spanish: Alcohol Deshidrogenasa
Descriptor alcohol-deshidrogenasa
Entry term(s) alcohol deshidrogenasa
Scope note: Enzima que contiene cinc que oxida alcoholes primarios y secundarios o hemiacetales en presencia de NAD. En la fermentación alcohólica cataliza el paso final de reducción de un aldehído a un alcohol en presencia de NADH e hidrógeno.
Descriptor Portuguese: Álcool Desidrogenase
Descriptor French: Alcohol dehydrogenase
Entry term(s): Alcohol Dehydrogenase (NAD+)
Alcohol Dehydrogenase I
Alcohol Dehydrogenase II
Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Yeast
Alcohol NAD+ Oxidoreductase
Alcohol-NAD+ Oxidoreductase
Dehydrogenase, Alcohol
Dehydrogenase, Yeast Alcohol
Oxidoreductase, Alcohol-NAD+
Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Tree number(s): D08.811.682.047.820.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000426
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: a specific enzyme; do not confuse with ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Registry Number: EC 1.1.1.1
CAS Type 1 Name: Alcohol:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Previous Indexing: Alcohol Oxidoreductases (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
DeCS ID: 19061
Unique ID: D000426
NLM Classification: QU 140
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Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/09
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Alcohol Dehydrogenase - Preferred
Concept UI M0000643
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Entry term(s) Alcohol Dehydrogenase (NAD+)
Alcohol NAD+ Oxidoreductase
Alcohol-NAD+ Oxidoreductase
Dehydrogenase, Alcohol
Oxidoreductase, Alcohol-NAD+
Alcohol Dehydrogenase II - Narrower
Concept UI M0000645
Preferred term Alcohol Dehydrogenase II
Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase - Narrower
Concept UI M0000646
Preferred term Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Entry term(s) Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Yeast
Dehydrogenase, Yeast Alcohol
Alcohol Dehydrogenase I - Narrower
Concept UI M0000644
Preferred term Alcohol Dehydrogenase I



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