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The above answer by Johnellishartford is incorrect. Alcohol tolerance certainly differs between different ethnic groups which can directly be related to ethnicity.
Asians and native Americans are more likely to become alcoholics and are also much more likely to show an alcohol flush reaction as they often lack the genetically coded enzyme necessary to break down alcohol.
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What enzyme does carboxypeptidase break down?
It is an enzyme...
What enzyme breaks down corn?
Digestive enzymes are enzymes that break down food into usable energy. The digestive enzyme that breaks down corn is called xylanese. Humans lack this enzyme.
Is amylase an intracellular enzyme?
Amylase is an enzyme in your saliva which can break down starch to sugar in a a matter of minutes or seconds. The salivary glands in your mouth release the amylase to break down the starch, and therefore, amylase is an extracellular enzyme.
What enzyme breaks down cellulase?
Cellulose. The entities that break down proteins are called proteases.
What is used in break down of fats and contains the enzyme catalase?
Smooth ER
Why do asians turn red when they drink alcohol?
its a genetic condition. there is a inactive enzyme that doesnt function properly to break down a molecule and when that molecule accumalates, it causes red flushes.
Why will all of a sudden a face have a bad reaction to alcohol?
Some people who lack the enzyme to break down the alcohol (alcohol dehydrogenase) get facial flushing when they drink.
What can the enzyme amylase break down?
The enzyme amylase can break down starch to maltose.
What enzyme does carboxypeptidase break down?
It is an enzyme...
What enzyme breaks down mud?
There is no enzyme which will break down mud.
Do men have an enzyme in their stomach that breaks down alcohol?
Enzymes in the stomach act to break down a proportion of the alcohol taken in by a person. However most of the alcohol is broken down in the liver. However, these enzymes are less active in women than in men.
What enzyme break down of protein to peptides?
peptidase enzyme
How does the human body break down starches?
The body uses enzymes called amylase to break down starches. This enzyme is structured to break down the starch and no other enzyme can perform this function.
Which enzyme break down lipids?
Lipases
How do horses break down cellulose?
Horses break down cellulose by use of enzyme cellulase.
What enzyme begins the break down of potato?
Amylase
Which organ is responsible for eliminating alcohol from the blood stream?
The liver is able to break down alcohol by way of an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase. However, over consumption of alcohol can damage the liver, causing fatty liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis, or cirrhosis of the liver.
