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Acetaldehyde is an organic compound which is soluble in water. Its systematic name is ethanal and has the formula CH3CHO. | 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. | 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 (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]) | Ethanol is broken down by alcohol dehydrogenase to ethanal (acetaldhyde) in the 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<sup></sup><sup></sup>]<sup>1</sup>) | ||
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<sup>1</sup>Dharam P. Agarwal, H. Werner Goedde. 1990. Alcohol Metabolism, Alcohol Intolerance, and Alcoholism.<br> | |||
Dharam P. Agarwal, H. Werner Goedde. 1990. Alcohol Metabolism, Alcohol Intolerance, and Alcoholism.<br> | |||
Revision as of 16:03, 20 October 2014
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 (more info in alcohol metbolism1)
References:
1Dharam P. Agarwal, H. Werner Goedde. 1990. Alcohol Metabolism, Alcohol Intolerance, and Alcoholism.