Chemicals and Drugs

Alcohol Oxidoreductases

A subclass of enzymes which includes all dehydrogenases acting on primary and secondary alcohols as well as hemiacetals. They are further classified according to the acceptor which can be NAD+ or NADP+ (subclass 1.1.1), cytochrome (1.1.2), oxygen (1.1.3), quinone (1.1.5), or another acceptor (1.1.99).

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A subclass of enzymes which includes all dehydrogenases acting on primary and secondary alcohols as well as hemiacetals. They are further classified according to the acceptor which can be NAD+ or NADP+ (subclass 1.1.1), cytochrome (1.1.2), oxygen (1.1.3), quinone (1.1.5), or another acceptor (1.1.99).

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  • Carbonyl Reductase
  • Carbonyl Reductases
  • Ketone Reductase
  • Ketone Reductases
  • Oxidoreductases, Alcohol
  • Reductase, Carbonyl
  • Reductase, Ketone
  • Reductases, Carbonyl
  • Reductases, Ketone

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Alcohol Oxidoreductases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000429. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000429
  2. Alcohol Oxidoreductases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_oxidoreductase
  3. Alcohol Oxidoreductases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4713306