adh-5 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase activity; alcohol dehydrogenase activity, zinc-dependent; and zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in formaldehyde catabolic process. Predicted to be located in cytosol. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including AMED syndrome; alcohol dependence; and late onset Parkinson's disease. Is an ortholog of human ADH5 (alcohol dehydrogenase 5 (class III), chi polypeptide).