Recently, it has been shown that the Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase is responsible for the bioactivation of nitroglycerin prior to the release of NO, which is a strong vasodilator.
近来,有研究表明线粒体乙醛是体内催化硝酸甘油生物转化的主要途径,线粒体乙醛同时具有和酯的催化活性,其酯活性可以通过将硝酸甘油硝形成一氧化氮,进而血。