Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Synonyms
Alcohol Dehydrogenase (NAD+)
Alcohol Dehydrogenase I
Alcohol Dehydrogenase II
Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Yeast
Alcohol NAD+ Oxidoreductase
Alcohol-NAD+ Oxidoreductase
Alcohol:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Dehydrogenase, Alcohol
Dehydrogenase, Yeast Alcohol
Oxidoreductase, Alcohol-NAD+
Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase
A zinc-containing enzyme which oxidizes primary and secondary alcohols or hemiacetals in the presence of NAD. In alcoholic fermentation, it catalyzes the final step of reducing an aldehyde to an alcohol in the presence of NADH and hydrogen.