Acetaldehyde

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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].

References:

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

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