Molecular Mechanisms of Aldehyde Toxicity: A Chemical Perspective

Environmental aldehyde sources include those such as acrolein, acetaldehyde, and formaldehyde Acrolein is considered a human carcinogen that irritates the

Aldehydes are organic compounds comprising a terminal carbonyl group An aldehyde group is a functional group that has a carbon atom with -

aldehyde Fatty aldehyde toxicity Aliphatic aldehydes generated during normal lipid metabolism or arising from lipid peroxidation are highly toxic molecules that are

aldehyde Aldehyde Dehydrogenases are a superfamily of NADP+-dependent enzymes that metabolize endogenous and exogenous aldehydes to corresponding carboxylic