Alcohol and Aldehyde Metabolizing Systems-IV

Environmental aldehyde sources include those such as acrolein, acetaldehyde, and formaldehyde Acrolein is considered a human carcinogen that irritates the

In plants, aldehyde compounds often act as defense mechanisms, protecting the plants from environmental stressors and herbivores For example,

aldehyde Aldehyde An aldehyde is an organic compound containing a terminal carbonyl group This functional group, which consists of a carbon atom bonded to a hydrogen

aldehyde Aldehyde Dehydrogenases are a superfamily of NADP+-dependent enzymes that metabolize endogenous and exogenous aldehydes to corresponding carboxylic