Acetaldehyde: Difference between revisions

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Acetaldehyde is an organic compound which is soluble in water. Its systematic name is ethanal and has the formula CH₃CHO.

Acetaldhyde is the product of alcohol metabolism of ethanol.

Ethanol is broken down by alcohol dehydrogenase to ethanal (acetaldhyde) in the liver. This product is more toxic than ethanol ^[1].

↑ Dharam P. Agarwal, H. Werner Goedde. 1990. Alcohol Metabolism, Alcohol Intolerance, and Alcoholism.

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-Acetaldehyde is an [[organic compound|organic compound]] which is soluble in water.&nbsp;Its systematic name is ethanal and has the formula CH<sub>3</sub>CHO.
+Acetaldehyde is an [[Organic compound|organic compound]] which is soluble in water.&nbsp;Its systematic name is ethanal and has the formula CH<sub>3</sub>CHO.
-Acetaldhyde is the product of [[alcohol metabolism|alcohol metabolism]] of [[ethanol|ethanol]].&nbsp;
+Acetaldhyde is the product of [[Alcohol metabolism|alcohol metabolism]] of [[Ethanol|ethanol]].&nbsp;
-Ethanol is broken down by [[alcohol dehydrogenase|alcohol dehydrogenase]] to ethanal (acetaldhyde) in the [[liver|liver]]. This product is more toxic than ethanol (more info in [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Fu-XBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA57&dq=alcohol+metabolism&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ChhFVKy2L8XV7gbsk4CoCQ&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=alcohol%20metabolism&f=false alcohol metbolism]<span style="font-size: 11px;">&nbsp;<ref>Dharam P. Agarwal, H. Werner Goedde. 1990. Alcohol Metabolism, Alcohol Intolerance, and Alcoholism.</ref></span>)<br>
+Ethanol is broken down by [[Alcohol dehydrogenase|alcohol dehydrogenase]] to ethanal (acetaldhyde) in the [[Liver|liver]]. This product is more toxic than ethanol <ref>Dharam P. Agarwal, H. Werner Goedde. 1990. Alcohol Metabolism, Alcohol Intolerance, and Alcoholism.</ref>.
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