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alcohol dehydrogenase

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alcohol dehydrogenase /al·co·hol de·hy·dro·gen·ase/ (ADH) (de-hi´dro-jen-as) an enzyme that catalyzes the reversible oxidation of primary or secondary alcohols to aldehydes; the reaction is the first step in the metabolism of alcohols by the liver.
alcohol dehydrogenase
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde as the first step in its metabolism by the liver.
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Alcohol is prevalently metabolized in the liver by the microsomal ethanol-oxidizing system (MEOS) and alcohol dehydrogenase, leading to the generation of acetaldehyde and reactive oxygen species (ROSs).
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Men and women both produce alcohol dehydrogenase in their livers, but women have very little of this enzyme in their stomachs.
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