Term Name: alcohol dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity
Synonyms: ADH, alcohol dehydrogenase activity, alcohol:NAD+ oxidoreductase, aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD) activity, aldo-keto reductase (NAD) activity, aliphatic alcohol dehydrogenase, ethanol dehydrogenase, NAD-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase, NAD-specific aromatic alcohol dehydrogenase, NADH-alcohol dehydrogenase, NADH-aldehyde dehydrogenase, primary alcohol dehydrogenase, yeast alcohol dehydrogenase
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: an alcohol + NAD+ = an aldehyde or ketone + NADH + H+.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004022]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: alcohol dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activity
has subtype: 3-methylbutanal reductase (NADH) activity all-trans-retinol dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity butanol dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity hexadecanol (NAD+) dehydrogenase activity indole-3-acetaldehyde reductase (NADH) activity inositol 2-dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity L-iditol 2-dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity methanol dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity octanol dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity perillyl-alcohol dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity xanthoxin dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity