ADH — Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare

Summary

HORVU.MOREX.R3.6HG0628930 (HvADH) on barley chromosome 6H encodes an S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase, an enzyme with aldo-keto reductase (NAD) activity and zinc binding, classified as EC 1.1.1.284 and 1.1.1.1. The gene is associated with ethanol fermentation, methanal catabolism, pyruvate metabolism, and processes including seed development, seed germination, cell division, and signal transduction. It is linked to traits such as grain dry weight, grain yield, seed size, protein content, germination rate, and respiration rate. The product localises to the cytosol and participates in phenylalanine degradation and amino acid metabolism. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to fermentation and aldehyde detoxification.