ADH — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3001G475900 (SbADH) encodes an enoyl reductase domain-containing protein with S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activity and aldo-keto reductase (NAD) activity (EC 1.1.1.1), and belongs to the alcohol dehydrogenase family. In sorghum, this gene is associated with methanal catabolism, fermentation, cell wall modification, and homeostasis, and its product localizes to the cytosol and cytoplasm. SbADH has also been linked to stem thickness and plant height. Studies of related alcohol dehydrogenase genes in other species, such as ADH1, ADH2, and ADH3, connect this gene family to anaerobic metabolism and stress responses.