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Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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≥300 units/mg protein, lyophilized powder (contains buffer salts), Mw 141-151 kDa

Synonym(s):

ADH1, Adh1p, SCAD, YDAH-1, YIM-1, ADH, Alcohol Dehydrogenase from yeast, Alcohol:NAD+ oxidoreductase

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CAS Number:
Enzyme Commission number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

biological source

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Quality Level

form

lyophilized powder (contains buffer salts)

specific activity

≥300 units/mg protein

mol wt

Mw 141-151 kDa

purified by

crystallization

storage condition

(Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.)

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color

white to light yellow-brown, Light brown

optimum pH

8.6-9.0

solubility

H2O: soluble 1.0 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow
soluble

UniProt accession no.

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing

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shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

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General description

Research area: Neuroscience

Yeast alcohol dehydrogenase 1 (ADH1) belongs to the family of zinc-containing alcohol dehydrogenases. It is a homotetramer with each subunit containing one catalytic domain and coenzyme-binding domain.

Application

Alcohol dehydrogenase has been used along with lactic dehydrogenase for the enzymatic reduction of acetaldehyde using sodium(R,S)-[2-3H] lactate. It has also been used to study the inhibitory effect of zinc-chelated silymarin flavonolignans on yeast alcohol dehydrogenase.

Ethanol concentration can be determined colorimentrically by monitoring the enzymatic reduction of NAD using alcohol dehydrogenase after preremoval of the aldehyde group.

Biochem/physiol Actions

ADH (alcohol dehydrogenase) is one of the first enzymes to be isolated and purified. NAD+ is its coenzyme. Three isozymes of yeast ADH, that is, yeast alcohol dehydrogenase-1, 2 and 3 (YADH-1, -2, -3) have been identified. YADH-1 is expressed during anaerobic fermentation, YADH-2 is expressed in the cytoplasm and YADH-3 is localized to the mitochondria. A 141kDa tetramer containing 4 equal subunits. The active site of each subunit contains a zinc atom. Each active site also contains 2 reactive sulfhydryl groups and a histidine residue.

Isoelectric point: 5.4-5.8

Optimal pH: 8.6-9.0

Substrates: Yeast ADH is most active with ethanol and its activity decreases as the size of the alcohol increases or decreases. Branched chain alcohols and secondary alcohols also have very low activity.

KM (ethanol) = 2.1 × 10-2 M
KM (methanol = 1.3 × 10-1 M
KM (isopropanol) = 1.4 × 10-1 M

Inhibitors: Compounds that react with free sulfhydryls, including N-alkylmaleimides and iodoacetamide.
Zinc chelator inhibitors, including 1,10-phenanthroline,
8-hydroxyquinoline, 2,2′-dipyridyl, and thiourea.
Substrate analogue inhibitors, including β-NAD analogs, purine and pyrimidine derivatives, chloroethanol, and fluoroethanol.

Extinction Coefficient: E1% = 14.6 (water, 280 nm)
Yeast alcohol dehydrogenase 1 (YADH1) catalyzes the conversion of acetaldehyde to ethanol during glucose fermentation pathway. It is also implicated in the production of alcohol from amino acid breakdown via the Ehrlich pathway.

Caution

Contains bound β-NAD and β-NADH and is not suitable for the recycling microassay of β-NAD and β-NADH. If you require ADH for this purpose, see Catalog No. A3263.

Unit Definition

One unit will convert 1.0 μmole of ethanol to acetaldehyde per min at pH 8.8 at 25 °C.

Physical form

Solids containing ≤ 2% citrate buffer salts

Preparation Note

Dissolves in water at a concentration of 1 mg/mL to form a clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow colored solution.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Stereospecificity of the oxidation of ethanol by catalase.
R J Corrall et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 249(10), 3181-3182 (1974-05-25)
Václav Tvrdý et al.
Nutrients, 13(12) (2021-12-29)
Silymarin is known for its hepatoprotective effects. Although there is solid evidence for its protective effects against Amanita phalloides intoxication, only inconclusive data are available for alcoholic liver damage. Since silymarin flavonolignans have metal-chelating activity, we hypothesized that silymarin may
Mark D Redwood et al.
FEMS microbiology letters, 278(1), 48-55 (2007-11-13)
Escherichia coli can perform at least two modes of anaerobic hydrogen metabolism and expresses at least two types of hydrogenase activity. Respiratory hydrogen oxidation is catalysed by two 'uptake' hydrogenase isoenzymes, hydrogenase -1 and -2 (Hyd-1 and -2), and fermentative
Savarimuthu Baskar Raj et al.
Biochemistry, 53(36), 5791-5803 (2014-08-27)
Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) alcohol dehydrogenase I (ADH1) is the constitutive enzyme that reduces acetaldehyde to ethanol during the fermentation of glucose. ADH1 is a homotetramer of subunits with 347 amino acid residues. A structure for ADH1 was determined by X-ray
Analysis of genes from Saccharomyces cerevisiae HJ01 participating in aromatic alcohols biosynthesis during huangjiu fermentation
Liu S, et al.
LWT--Food Science and Technology, 154 (2022)

Protocols

To measure alcohol dehydrogenase activity, this assay uses β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate and a continuous spectrophotometric rate determination at 340 nm.

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