Protein Name | alcohol dehydrogenase 5 (class III), chi polypeptide |
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Organism | Homo sapiens |
Gene ID | 128 |
Gene Symbol | ADH5 |
UniProt | P11766 (ADHX_HUMAN), Q6IRT1 (Q6IRT1_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 174 |
Description |
alcohol dehydrogenase 5 (class III), chi polypeptide |
Gene Summary |
This gene encodes a member of the alcohol dehydrogenase family. Members of this family metabolize a wide variety of substrates, including ethanol, retinol, other aliphatic alcohols, hydroxysteroids, and lipid peroxidation products. The encoded protein forms a homodimer. It has virtually no activity for ethanol oxidation, but exhibits high activity for oxidation of long-chain primary alcohols and for oxidation of S-hydroxymethyl-glutathione, a spontaneous adduct between formaldehyde and glutathione. This enzyme is an important component of cellular metabolism for the elimination of formaldehyde, a potent irritant and sensitizing agent that causes lacrymation, rhinitis, pharyngitis, and contact dermatitis. The human genome contains several non-transcribed pseudogenes related to this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008] |
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