What does ALDH stand for?

Aldehyde Dehydrogenase

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The experiments have shown that durian extract turned off the activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase by up to 70 per cent, reports New Scientist.

Eating durian with alcohol can actually kill you

The company is currently running clinical trials in patients with aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency, nephropathic cystinosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

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Firstly, an effective treatment for alcoholics is a substance called disulfiram or Antabuse, which disables aldehyde dehydrogenase, allowing acetaldehyde to build up the moment they imbibe.

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Using an optical topography, the industry-academia research group has observed changes in the brain activity triggered by acetaldehyde, a metabolite, and confirmed that changes in the amount of cerebral blood flow against visual stimuli differ depending on gene types of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2).

Osaka University, Hitachi Jointly Succeed in Obtaining Brain Activity ...

Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) oxidizes aldehydes (like acetaldehyde) to the corresponding carboxylic acid.

Pharmacogenomics and its applications

Disulfiram Disulfiram (Antabuse) works by inhibiting aldehyde dehydrogenase, an enzyme critical in alcohol metabolism.

No magic bullets exist for alcohol dependence

The enzyme, aldehyde dehydrogenase, is normally employed for other purposes by mitochondria, which are the energy-generating organelles within cells.

Dynamite discovery on nitroglycerin. (Biomedicine)

The enzyme, called mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase, becomes depleted after repeated exposure to nitroglycerin, blocking its effect and even damaging heart cells.

Nitroglycerine: solving a century-old puzzle