The ADH1B gene encodes the beta subunit of class I alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), an enzyme that catalyzes the rate-limiting step for ethanol metabolism: the oxidation of alcohol to acetaldehyde. Class 1 ADH is a homo- or heterodimeric molecule, formed by the association of 3 types of class I ADH subunits, alpha (ADH1A), beta, and gamma(ADH1C). ADH1B is also named as ADH2 and belongs to the zinc-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family. This protein can exsit as a homodimer(PMID:19365573). This antibody is specific to ADH1B.
