Restoring Enzyme Function with a 'Shim' (VIDEO)

Indiana University School of Medicine

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Thomas Hurley of the Indiana University School of Medicine demonstrates how a the compound Alda-1 works to restore functionality to a mutated form of the enzyme ALDH2, which plays an important role in metabolizing alcohol and other toxins in the body.

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Eric Schoch / Office of Public and Media Relations, Indiana University School of Medicine

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