ADH — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD4AV1G229310, designated TtADH, encodes an alcohol dehydrogenase-like N-terminal domain-containing protein and an alcohol dehydrogenase-like C-terminal domain-containing protein, possessing S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase activity (NAD+, NADP+, and NAD(P)+) and aldo-keto reductase (NAD) activity, along with zinc binding. This cytosolic enzyme is associated with methanal catabolism and nitric oxide storage. The gene has been linked to nitrogen content in durum wheat. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to broader alcohol dehydrogenase functions, including EC 1.1.1.284 activity.