Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Family (Mitochondrial) (ALDH2) ELISA Kit for Rat

ALDH2: This protein belongs to the aldehyde dehydrogenase family of proteins. Aldehyde dehydrogenase is the second enzyme of the major oxidative pathway of alcohol metabolism. Two major liver isoforms of aldehyde dehydrogenase, cytosolic and mitochondrial, can be distinguished by their electrophoretic mobilities, kinetic properties, and subcellular localizations. Most Caucasians have two major isozymes, while approximately 50% of Orientals have the cytosolic isozyme but not the mitochondrial isozyme. A remarkably higher frequency of acute alcohol intoxication among Orientals than among Caucasians could be related to the absence of a catalytically active form of the mitochondrial isozyme. The increased exposure to acetaldehyde in individuals with the catalytically inactive form may also confer greater susceptibility to many types of cancer. This gene encodes a mitochondrial isoform, which has a low Km for acetaldehydes, and is localized in mitochondrial matrix. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011]

Protein type: Lipid Metabolism - fatty acid; Amino Acid Metabolism - lysine degradation; Carbohydrate Metabolism - pyruvate; Carbohydrate Metabolism - ascorbate and aldarate; Amino Acid Metabolism - tryptophan; Secondary Metabolites Metabolism - limonene and pinene degradation; EC 1.2.1.3; Mitochondrial; Amino Acid Metabolism - valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation; Amino Acid Metabolism - histidine; Oxidoreductase; Amino Acid Metabolism - arginine and proline; Carbohydrate Metabolism - glycolysis and gluconeogenesis; Carbohydrate Metabolism - propanoate; Lipid Metabolism - glycerolipid; Other Amino Acids Metabolism - beta-alanine; Carbohydrate Metabolism - butanoate

Cellular Component: mitochondrion; mitochondrial matrix

Molecular Function: identical protein binding; protein binding; aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD) activity; oxidoreductase activity, acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor

Biological Process: response to nicotine; response to hyperoxia; ethanol catabolic process; response to lipopolysaccharide; response to testosterone stimulus; response to progesterone stimulus; liver development; response to estradiol stimulus; negative regulation of apoptosis; cellular response to hormone stimulus