ADH5

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Alcohol dehydrogenase class-3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ADH5 gene.[1][2][3]

This gene encodes glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase or class III alcohol dehydrogenase chi subunit, which is 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. Class III alcohol dehydrogenase is a homodimer composed of 2 chi subunits. 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.[3]

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  1. Hur MW, Edenberg HJ (Dec 1992). "Cloning and characterization of the ADH5 gene encoding human alcohol dehydrogenase 5, formaldehyde dehydrogenase". Gene. 121 (2): 305–11. doi:10.1016/0378-1119(92)90135-C. PMID 1446828.
  2. Adinolfi A, Adinolfi M, Hopkinson DA (May 1984). "Immunological and biochemical characterization of the human alcohol dehydrogenase chi-ADH isozyme". Ann Hum Genet. 48 (Pt 1): 1–10. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1984.tb00828.x. PMID 6424546.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: ADH5 alcohol dehydrogenase 5 (class III), chi polypeptide".

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