0
The activity of which organelle helps keep the ingestion of all but excessive amounts of ethyl alcohol from being fatal?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Peroxisomes hold enzymes that digest amino acids, fatty acids, and hydrogen peroxide, a toxic metabolic product. Enzymes convert hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen or use it in reactions that degrade alcohol and other toxins. Drink alcohol, and peroxisomes in liver and kidney cells usually degrade nearly half of it.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Which organelle uses molecular oxygen to convert and detoxify harmful substances such as alcohol?
peroxisomes
What organelle has functions that include synthesis of proteins and lipids and detoxification of alcohol and other drugs?
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
Which organelle in a cell uses molecular oxygen to convert and detoxify harmful substances such as alcohol and free radicals?
peroxisomes
Which vitamin can become depleted by excessive alcohol use?
People who drink a lot of alcohol may be at risk for thiamin deficiency becauseabsorption and use of thiamin is decreased by alcohol consumption.[source: from study unit nutrition and general health pt. 2 pg. 10]
How can alcohol be used as a fuel?
Optical activity has no affect on the combustion of a material; therefore, there is no reason an optically active alcohol could not be used as a fuel.
What kind of drug is alcohol considered?
Yes...it is a mood-altering depressant and depressant is a type of drug. - People die from alcohol poisoning from excessive ingestion of alcohol. Often, alcohol is not considered a drug because it is "legal"
Can Beta-Glucuronidase get rid of alcohol ingestion?
yes
What are the effects of excessive alcohol have on the liver?
Excessive alcohol use can cause a condition or disease called cirrhosis. It can be fatal.
Which organelle in the cell breaks down alcohol?
ribosomes
What cause male infertility?
Fatigue, stress, excess alcohol or tobacco, excessive sexual activity, sexual impotence, cryptorchidism, Klinefelter syndrome, hypopituitarism, hyper o hypothyroidism, severe Diabetes, adrenogenital syndrome, and some sexually transmitted diseases.
Which organ may enlarge due to excessive alcohol?
The liver
Can excessive alcohol give you red spots on your body?
YES
What is the liver disease caused by excessive alcohol?
Cirrhosis of the liver.
Can alcohol cause dementia?
Actually, there is something called alcohol dementia that is caused by excessive alcohol intake over many years.
In the Cerebral Cortex alcohol?
No, alcohol relaxes or slows brain activity.
What neurotransmitters are affected by alcohol?
Alcohol increases the activity of Gaba receptors.
Does alcohol reduce activity?
Yes it does.
