Synonym:ADH,AlcoholDehydrogenasefromyeast,Alcohol:NAD+oxidoreductaseProperties:
| RelatedCategories | 1.1.x.xActingonhydroxylgroups,1.x.x.xOxidoreductases,AlcoholMetabolism,ApplicationIndex,BiochemicalsandReagents, | 
| QualityLevel  | PREMIUM | 
| form  | lyophilizedpowder(containsbuffersalts) | 
| molwt  | Mw141-151 kDa | 
| purifiedby  | crystallization | 
| greeneralternativeproductcharacteristics  | WastePrevention:Greeneralternativeproductcharacteristics LearnmoreaboutthePrinciplesofGreenChemistry. | 
| solubility  | H2O:soluble1.0 mg/mLcleartoslightlyhazy,colorlesstofaintlyyellow | 
|   | :soluble | 
| FeaturedIndustry  | DiagnosticAssayManufacturing | 
| greeneralternativecategory  | Enabling | 
| shippedin  | dryice | 
| storagetemp.  | −20°C | 
Description:
Caution
Containsboundβ-NADandβ-NADHandisnotsuitablefortherecyclingmicroassayofβ-NADandβ-NADH.IfyourequireADHforthispurpose,seeCatalogNo.A3263.
Generaldescription
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Packaging
7500,15000,30000,75000,150000,300000unitsinpolybottle
PreparationNote
Dissolvesinwaterataconcentrationof1mg/mLtoformacleartoslightlyhazy,colorlesstofaintlyyellowcoloredsolution.
UnitDefinition
Oneunitwillconvert1.0?μmoleofethanoltoacetaldehydeperminatpH?8.8at25?°C.
Physicalform
Solidscontaining≤2%citratebuffersalts
Application
Alcoholdehydrogenasehasbeenusedalongwithlacticdehydrogenasefortheenzymaticreductionofacetaldehydeusingsodium(R,S)-[2-3H]lactate.EthanolconcentrationcanbedeterminedcolorimentricallybymonitoringtheenzymaticreductionofNADusingalcoholdehydrogenaseafterpreremovalofthealdehydegroup.
Biochem/physiolActions
ADH(alcoholdehydrogenase)isoneofthefirstenzymestobeisolatedandpurified.NAD+isitscoenzyme.ThreeisozymesofyeastADH,thatis,yeastalcoholdehydrogenase-1,2and3(YADH-1,-2,-3)havebeenidentified.YADH-1isexpressedduringanaerobicfermentation,YADH-2isexpressedinthecytoplasmandYADH-3islocalizedtothemitochondria.A141kDatetramercontaining4equalsubunits.Theactivesiteofeachsubunitcontainsazincatom.Eachactivesitealsocontains2reactivesulfhydrylgroupsandahistidineresidue.
Isoelectricpoint:5.4-5.8
OptimalpH:8.6-9.0
Substrates:YeastADHismostactivewithethanolanditsactivitydecreasesasthesizeofthealcoholincreasesordecreases.Branchedchainalcoholsandsecondaryalcoholsalsohaveverylowactivity.
KM(ethanol)=2.1×10-2M
KM(methanol=1.3×10-1M
KM(isopropanol)=1.4×10-1M
Inhibitors:Compoundsthatreactwithfreesulfhydryls,includingN-alkylmaleimidesandiodoacetamide.
Zincchelatorinhibitors,including1,10-phenanthroline,
8-hydroxyquinoline,2,2′-dipyridyl,andthiourea.
Substrateanalogueinhibitors,includingβ-NADanalogs,purineandpyrimidinederivatives,chloroethanol,andfluoroethanol.
ExtinctionCoefficient:E1%=14.6(water,280nm)
Safety:
PersonalProtectiveEquipment 
Eyeshields,Gloves,typeN95(US),typeP1(EN143)respiratorfilter
RIDADR 
NONHforallmodesoftransport