title: Rabbit liver alcohol dehydrogenase: isolation and characterization of class I isozymes.
abstract: Livers of rabbits contain three classes of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) isozymes which are highly analogous to the human classes. Class I ADHs migrate toward cathode on starch gel and are very sensitive to 4-methylpyrazole (4-MePz) inhibition. Class II ADH migrates slowly toward anode and is less sensitive to 4-MePz. Class III ADH migrates rapidly toward anode and is insensitive to 4-MePz. There are one class II, one class III and at least three class I ADH isozymes present in the rabbit liver. The three class I isozymes purified to homogeneity are all dimers with subunit molecular weight of 41700. Two are heterodimers composed of A-, C-chains and B-, C-chains, respectively. The third one is a homodimer, contains only the C-chain. These results indicate that among all the mammals examined, rabbit ADH bears the greatest resemblance to the human enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Keung
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Yip
mesh_terms: D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002845:Chromatography; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004592:Electrophoresis, Starch Gel; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase