"Alcohol dehydrogenase" refers to a type of enzyme found in our bodies that helps to break down and process alcohol. It helps convert alcohol into other substances that are easier for our bodies to handle and eliminate.
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The mutation
in alcohol dehydrogenase would have protected those who had it from some of the nefarious effects of alcohol and alcoholism.
Associations between
alcohol dehydrogenase genes and alcohol use across early and middle adolescence: Moderation × Preventive intervention.
Emerging research suggests that curcumin, the active compound in turmeric, may effectively support the activity
of alcohol dehydrogenase in a way that protects against liver damage.
Other groups suggested that the sequestration of heme or the interaction between Aß and the Aß -
binding alcohol dehydrogenase might explain the observed complex IV deficits [64].
Then stage 1 of metabolization kicks in — an enzyme
called alcohol dehydrogenase breaks the alcohol down into a chemical called acetaldehyde.
10 Chemistry of a cheap date: Women produce only 60 percent as
much alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme that neutralizes booze, as men do.
In the first step, an enzyme
named alcohol dehydrogenase converts alcohol into compound named acetaldehyde, which is called an intermediate metabolite.
activates alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme needed for transformation of hydroxylated toxins from their alcohol form to an intermediate (often more toxic) aldehyde form
Previous work on gender differences in alcohol dependence has shown that women get drunk on fewer drinks than men owing to a deficit
of alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme in the stomach lining that breaks down booze.
In fact, other than a slightly lactose intolerance (that I either keep in check by lactaid pills, or by avoiding dairy products) and the fact that I lack
the alcohol dehydrogenases enzyme to break down booze, I'm fairly lucky that I can eat / drink most anything.
He was looking for a mutation that modifies the gene responsible for the enzyme
alcohol dehydrogenase (BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol 10, p 15).
Ozzy has an unusual variant near one of
his alcohol dehydrogenase genes, ADH4, that help regulate how much of the protein gets made.
By suppressing a key enzyme, Cinnamyl -
alcohol dehydrogenase, BESC scientists created an «incomplete» lignin molecule.
Scientists concluded that the change they found in
the Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) protein could be the adaptation that allowed D. melanogaster to colonize ethanol - rich habitats in rotting fruit better than its nearly identical relative, Drosophila simulans.
A study of the interplay between peer drinking and the functional polymorphism rs1229984 in
the alcohol dehydrogenase 1B gene (ADH1B) in the development of adolescent drinking milestones has found that peer drinking reduces the protective effects of an ADH1B variant.
Among East Asians, the researchers found a strong signal of selection in
the alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) cluster, the enzymes that break down alcohol.
The fifth variant was linked to
the alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) cluster, which is known to be correlated to alcohol dependence in African Americans.
One of the enzymes that facilitates this process is
alcohol dehydrogenase, which is coded for by the ADH gene.
3) The alcohol that might be enjoyed at celebrations requires a zinc - dependent enzyme,
alcohol dehydrogenase, to be metabolized properly.
Another study observed that various sprouted legume seeds significantly increased antioxidant levels «and improved free radical scavenging..., anticancer, and ADH (
alcohol dehydrogenase) activities, showing higher contents and activities in sprouts than in seeds.
Women generally have lower levels of
alcohol dehydrogenase, an enzyme in the liver that metabolizes alcohol, and therefore are advised to drink smaller amounts.