Biochemistry
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Author: Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase catalyzes the oxidation of ethyl alcohol by NAD+ to give acetaldehyde plus NADH and a proton:
CHjCH3OH + NAD+ > C’H3CHO + NADH + H+
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