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ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+
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[InstanceEdit:350358] Jassal, Bijay, 2008-05-19
catalystActivity
[CatalystActivity:71694] alcohol dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity of alcohol dehydrogenase complex [cytosol]
catalystActivityReference
[CatalystActivityReference:9643878] alcohol dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity of alcohol dehydrogenase complex [cytosol] Human liver alcohol dehydrogenase: purification, composition, and catalytic features
category
transition
compartment
[Compartment:70101] cytosol
crossReference
[DatabaseIdentifier:12668052] RHEA:25291
dbId
71707
deleted
[Deleted:449887] Deletion of instances: 142045, 71338
[Deleted:449889] Deletion of instances: 71764, 71763, 71717, 71712, 71711, 71710, 71709, 71708
displayName
ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+
edited
[InstanceEdit:350358] Jassal, Bijay, 2008-05-19
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-71384] Ethanol oxidation - Homo sapiens
followingEvent
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-449872] acetaldehyde [cytosolic] => acetaldehyde [mitochondrial] - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-71691] acetaldehyde + NAD+ => acetate + NADH + H+ [cytosolic] - Homo sapiens
input
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-30203] EtOH [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-29360] NAD+ [cytosol]
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:71715] Human liver pi-alcohol dehydrogenase: kinetic and molecular properties
[LiteratureReference:199885] Enzymatic properties of the protein encoded by newly cloned human alcohol dehydrogenase ADH6 gene
[LiteratureReference:71359] Interaction between the functional polymorphisms of the alcohol-metabolism genes in protection against alcoholism
[LiteratureReference:71344] Regulation of the mammalian alcohol dehydrogenase genes
[LiteratureReference:71339] Human liver alcohol dehydrogenase: purification, composition, and catalytic features
[LiteratureReference:71346] Isolation of pi-alcohol dehydrogenase of human liver: is it a determinant of alcoholism?
[LiteratureReference:71755] Purification and characterization of a new alcohol dehydrogenase from human stomach
[LiteratureReference:71353] Ontogenetic, polymorphic, and interethnic variation in the isoenzymes of human alcohol dehydrogenase
[LiteratureReference:71350] Studies on the subunit structure and molecular size of the human alcohol dehydrogenase isozymes determined by the different loci, ADH1, ADH2, and ADH3
[LiteratureReference:71356] Human liver alcohol dehydrogenase: purification and kinetic characterization of the beta 2 beta 2, beta 2 beta 1, alpha beta 2, and beta 2 gamma 1 "Oriental" isoenzymes
[LiteratureReference:71758] Molecular cloning of human class IV alcohol dehydrogenase cDNA
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1
modified
[InstanceEdit:11080360] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+
Ethanol is oxidized by NAD+ to form acetaldehyde, NADH, and H+
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-MMU-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Mus musculus
[Reaction:R-SCE-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
[Reaction:R-SPO-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Schizosaccharomyces pombe
[Reaction:R-DDI-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Dictyostelium discoideum
[Reaction:R-CEL-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Caenorhabditis elegans
[Reaction:R-DME-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Drosophila melanogaster
[Reaction:R-GGA-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-XTR-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Xenopus tropicalis
[Reaction:R-DRE-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Danio rerio
[Reaction:R-SSC-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Sus scrofa
[Reaction:R-BTA-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-CFA-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Canis familiaris
[Reaction:R-RNO-71707] ethanol + NAD+ => acetaldehyde + NADH + H+ - Rattus norvegicus
output
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-29510] CH3CHO [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-70106] H+ [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-73473] NADH [cytosol]
releaseDate
2008-06-30
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:351775] D'Eustachio, P, 2008-05-28 08:30:54
revised
[InstanceEdit:449910] D'Eustachio, P, 2009-12-09
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-71707
summation
[Summation:178703] Cytosolic alcohol dehydrogenase catalyzes the reaction of et...
updateTrackers
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(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-71384] Ethanol oxidation
(precedingEvent)
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-449872] acetaldehyde [cytosolic] => acetaldehyde [mitochondrial]
[Reaction:R-HSA-71691] acetaldehyde + NAD+ => acetate + NADH + H+ [cytosolic]
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