Alcohol dehydrogenase – physiological and diagnostic Importance

The physiological role of liver alcohol dehydrogenase.

1. Yeast alcohol dehydrogenase was used to determine ethanol in the portal and hepatic veins and in the contents of the alimentary canal of rats given a diet free from ethanol. Measurable amounts of a substance behaving like ethanol were found. Its rate of interaction with yeast alcohol dehydrogenase and its volatility indicate that the substance measured was in fact ethanol. 2. The mean alcoho...

Editorial: Brain Extracellular Space: Geometry, Matrix and Physiological Importance

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE: Structure and Function

Drosophila Alcohol Dehydrogenase

Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenasc (alcohol:NADf oxidorcduct.ase, EC 1.1.1.1) has attracted attention in several laboratories (l-3) recently. Genetic variants of this enzyme were found, and consequently it was possible to determine its structural locus on the genetic map. The specific activity of alcohol dehydrogenase varies greatly along the t.ime axis of devcloprnent of this organism, and it oc...

Alcohol dehydrogenase isoenzymes nomenclature.

We read with a great pleasure the article ‘Rare ADH variant constellations are specific for alcohol dependence’ by Zuo et al. (2012). We want to direct the speciality about the alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) isoenzyme nomenclature to the readers of Alcohol and Alcoholism. Namely, the authors use an old isoenzyme nomenclature what can cause some confusion to not enough familiar readers. Electrophor...