ALDH2 targets acetaldehyde
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aldehyde dehydrogenase, which metabolizes acetaldehyde
confidence: 0.94
then to acetate via ALDH enzymes; ALDH2 activity converts acetaldehyde to acetate
confidence: 0.95
metabolized further. This is done mainly by mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) to form acetate and NADH.
confidence: 0.94
The genetic basis of alcoholism: multiple phenotypes, many genes, complex networks.
(2012)
PMID:22348705
cited
Acetaldehyde is oxidized to acetate by aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH)
confidence: 0.95
Variations in alcohol-metabolizing enzymes in people of East Indian and African descent from Trinidad and Tobago.
(2007)
PMID:17718398
cited
The acetaldehyde produced ... is, in turn, metabolized to acetate in a reaction catalyzed by the aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) enzymes.
confidence: 0.96