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As many as nine isoenzymes of liver alcohol dehydrogenase have been observed, and some of them seem to be hybrid forms. Steroids and ethanol may react at different subunits in the hybrid forms.
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PIETRUSZKO, R., RINGOLD, H., LI, TK. et al. Structure and Function Relationships in Isoenzymes of Horse Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase. Nature 221, 440–443 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221440a0
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