title: Liver alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase isozymes in a Chinese population in Hong Kong.
abstract: The distribution of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) isozymes in the livers of a Chinese population in Hong Kong was examined. Among the 90 livers examined, 7 were typical ADH phenotype consisting the normal beta 1-type isozymes and 83 were atypical phenotype consisting the beta 2-type isozymes. Livers of 48 subjects were of deficient type in ALDH containing ALDH-II alone and 42 were of normal type with both ALDH-I and ALDH-II. When the combination of ADH and ALDH isozymes is considered, the Chinese population in Hong Kong falls into 4 subgroups. For each group, the rates of ethanol and acetaldehyde clearance have a distinct and characteristic potential which is directly related to its particular combination of isozymes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T.
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Keung
mesh_terms: D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000502:physiology; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D000431:Ethanol; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase