Aldehyde dehydrogenase, mitochondrial is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ALDH2 gene located on chromosome 12.[5][6] ALDH2 belongs to the aldehyde dehydrogenase family of enzymes. Aldehyde dehydrogenase is the second enzyme of the major oxidative pathway of alcohol metabolism. ALDH2 has a low Km for acetaldehyde, and is localized in mitochondrial matrix. The other liver isozyme, ALDH1, localizes to the cytosol.[7]
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ALDH2 |
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PDB | Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB |
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4KWG, 1CW3, 1NZW, 1NZX, 1NZZ, 1O00, 1O01, 1O02, 1O04, 1O05, 1ZUM, 2ONM, 2ONN, 2ONO, 2ONP, 2VLE, 3INJ, 3INL, 3N80, 3N81, 3N82, 3N83, 3SZ9, 4FQF, 4FR8, 4KWF |
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Aliases | ALDH2, ALDH-E2, ALDHI, ALDM, aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 family (mitochondrial), aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 family member |
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External IDs | OMIM: 100650 MGI: 99600 HomoloGene: 55480 GeneCards: ALDH2 |
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Most White people have both major isozymes, while approximately 50% of East Asians have the cytosolic isozyme but not a functional mitochondrial isozyme. A remarkably higher frequency of acute alcohol intoxication among East Asians than among Whites could be related to this absence of a catalytically active form of ALDH2. The increased exposure to acetaldehyde in individuals with the catalytically inactive form may also confer greater susceptibility to many types of cancer.[8]