alcohol dehydrogenase

English

Alternative forms
  • alcoholdehydrogenase, alcohol-dehydrogenase

Noun

alcohol dehydrogenase (plural alcohol dehydrogenases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes or ketones.
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