ALDH3B1, ALDH7, Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 3 member B1, Aldehyde dehydrogenase 7
This gene encodes a member of the aldehyde dehydrogenase protein family. Aldehyde dehydrogenases are a family of isozymes that may play a major role in the detoxification of aldehydes generated by alcohol metabolism and lipid peroxidation. The encoded protein is able to oxidize long-chain fatty aldehydes in vitro, and may play a role in protection from oxidative stress. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2014],catalytic activity:An aldehyde + NAD(P)(+) + H(2)O = an acid + NAD(P)H.,pathway:Alcohol metabolism, ethanol degradation, acetate from ethanol: step 2/2.,similarity:Belongs to the aldehyde dehydrogenase family.,tissue specificity:Highest expression in kidney and lung.,
