ADH5

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

ADH5
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesADH5, ADH-3, ADHX, FALDH, FDH, GSH-FDH, GSNOR, HEL-S-60p, alcohol dehydrogenase 5 (class III), chi polypeptide, BMFS7, AMEDS
External IDsOMIM: 103710 MGI: 87929 HomoloGene: 68076 GeneCards: ADH5
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

128

11532

Ensembl

ENSG00000197894

ENSMUSG00000028138

UniProt

P11766

P28474

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000671

NM_001288578
NM_007410

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000662

NP_001275507
NP_031436

Location (UCSC)Chr 4: 99.07 – 99.09 MbChr 3: 138.15 – 138.16 Mb
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This gene encodes glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase or the 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.

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