Sentences with phrase «enzyme aldehyde»

Adding insult to injury: In women, the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH)-- which breaks down alcohol in the stomach — can work less efficiently than in men, says Scott Walters, PhD, associate professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health.

Not exact matches

They found that cyclophosphamide kills all of the donor's transplanted bone marrow cells except for stem cells containing high levels of an enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH).

Steve: This is really interesting material, I think, because perhaps many of the listeners are familiar with older research, for example, that found that the aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme is not available for certain people, and that for them, drinking in excess is really uncomfortable, so they tend not to, but that's more of a direct genetic biochemical kind of a system related to the alcohol molecule ultimately as it gets metabolized.

That study found that benomyl inhibited an enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), which converts aldehydes highly toxic to dopamine cells into less toxic agents, and therefore contributed to the development of Parkinson's.

«This report provides evidence for the relevance of ALDH inhibition in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis, identifies pesticides that should be avoided to reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease and suggests that therapies modulating ALDH enzyme activity or otherwise eliminating toxic aldehydes should be developed and tested to potentially reduce Parkinson's disease occurrence or slow its progression particularly for patients exposed to pesticides,» the study states.

In the new study, postdoc Stephan C. Hammer, now at the University of Stuttgart, found that the enzyme actually made 45 % aldehyde directly, without going through an epoxide intermediate.

Molybdenum serves as a cofactor for four critical enzymes: Sulfite oxidase, Xanthine oxidase, Aldehyde oxidase, and Mitochondrial amidoxime reducing component (mARC).

activates alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme needed for transformation of hydroxylated toxins from their alcohol form to an intermediate (often more toxic) aldehyde form

activates aldehyde oxidase enzyme, needed for conversion of aldehydes into a water - soluble acidic form (detox pathway end for vinyl chloride, formaldehyde, chemicals from industrial and auto exhaust, etc..)