ADH1B
(redirected from aldehyde reductase class-I alcohol dehydrogenase, beta subunit)ADH1B
A gene on chromosome 4q21-23 that encodes a member of the alcohol dehydrogenase family, which metabolise various substrates, including ethanol, retinol, other aliphatic alcohols, hydroxysteroids and lipid peroxidation products. The encoded protein plays a major role in ethanol catabolism.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.