ADH — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD4BV1G040430, designated TtADH, encodes an alcohol dehydrogenase with S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase and aldo-keto reductase activities, binding zinc and localising to the cytosol. The gene is associated with methanal catabolism and nitric oxide storage processes, and is linked to pathways including phenylalanine degradation, amino acid catabolism, and the conversion of phenylacetaldehyde to phenylethanol. In durum wheat, TtADH has been connected to nitrogen content. Studies of related genes in other species, such as ADH1, ADH2, and ADH3, further link this gene family to similar metabolic functions.