basic FUNCTION
| oxidation of acetaldehyde, putative modifier of the effects of alcohol intake on liver function |
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a key enzyme involved in cytoprotection in the heart (Budas 2009) |
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key mediator of endogenous survival signaling in the heart (suggest possible cardioprotective mechanisms mediated by ALDH2 and discuss potential clinical implications of these findings) (Budas 2009 |
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metabolizes toxic biogenic and environmental aldehydes, including the endogenously produced 4-hydroxynonenal (4HNE) and the environmental pollutant acrolein, and also bioactivates nitroglycerin (Perez-Miller 2010) |
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having a role in ethanol metabolism (Perez-Miller 2010) |