ADH4

This gene encodes class II alcohol dehydrogenase 4 pi subunit, which is a member of the alcohol dehydrogenase family. Members of this enzyme family metabolize a wide variety of substrates, including ethanol, retinol, other aliphatic alcohols, hydroxysteroids, and lipid peroxidation products. Class II alcohol dehydrogenase is a homodimer composed of 2 pi subunits. It exhibits a high activity for oxidation of long-chain aliphatic alcohols and aromatic alcohols and is less sensitive to pyrazole. This gene is localized to chromosome 4 in the cluster of alcohol dehydrogenase genes. [provided by RefSeq]

alcohol dehydrogenase 4 (class II), pi polypeptide

Catalyzes the NAD-dependent oxidation of either all-trans-retinol or 9-cis-retinol. Also oxidizes long chain omega-hydroxy fatty acids, such as 20-HETE, producing both the intermediate aldehyde, 20-oxoarachidonate and the end product, a dicarboxylic acid, (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-eicosatetraenedioate. Also catalyzes the reduction of benzoquinones.

Alcohol catabolic process
Alcohol metabolic process
Cellular aldehyde metabolic process
Ethanol oxidation
Fatty acid omega-oxidation
Formaldehyde catabolic process
Quinone metabolic process
Retinoid metabolic process
Retinol metabolic process

Cytoplasm