Present views on metabolism of ethanol
Hirt, M.
Soudni Lekarstvi 39(3): 22-23
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0371-1854 PMID: 7939885 Document Number: 431416
The author summarizes some recent views on ethanol metabolism. He emphasizes the impact of different routes of the ethanol breakdown in the organism. Most important for alcohol metabolism is alcohol dehydrogenase and in chronic alcoholics also the microsomal ethanol oxidizing system. The role of catalase is practically negligible.