Protein Name aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member B1
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 219
Gene Symbol

ALDH1B1

UniProt P30837 (AL1B1_HUMAN), A0A384MTJ7 (A0A384MTJ7_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 24
Total Number of Articles : 16
Description

aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member B1

Gene Summary

This protein belongs to the aldehyde dehydrogenases family of proteins. Aldehyde dehydrogenase is the second enzyme of the major oxidative pathway of alcohol metabolism. This gene does not contain introns in the coding sequence. The variation of this locus may affect the development of alcohol-related problems. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • aldehyde dehydrogenase X, mitochondrial
  • ALDH class 2
  • acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 5
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Properties