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What is the organ that detoxifies the body of poisons such as alcohol?

the liver.


What is scattered in the cytoplasm and detoxifies alcohol?

The peroxisome is the organelle scattered in the cytoplasm that detoxifies alcohol. It contains enzymes like catalase and alcohol dehydrogenase that help break down alcohol into less harmful byproducts like water and carbon dioxide.


Does mitochondrion detoxifies alcohol?

No,mitochondria is not responsible.Smooth ER does the detoxifying in the liver.


Which structure of the body detoxified drugs?

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What Detoxify alcohol and hydrogen peroxide?

In the body, alcohol is primarily detoxified in the liver through a series of chemical reactions involving enzymes, such as alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase, eventually converting it into acetic acid which can be used for energy production. Hydrogen peroxide is broken down by the enzyme catalase into water and oxygen, which are harmless byproducts.


What form of oxygen is detoxified by the enzyme catalase?

Catalase detoxifies hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into water and oxygen.


Do woman lack an enzyme to break down alcohol?

No, women do not lack an enzyme to break down alcohol. Both men and women possess the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase necessary to metabolize alcohol, but women tend to have lower levels of this enzyme compared to men. As a result, women typically experience higher blood alcohol levels than men after consuming the same amount of alcohol.


Males can eliminate alcohol from their bodies faster than women due to having higher amounted of?

the dehydrogenase enzyme


Is enzyme a alochol?

alcohol contains glucose and ethanol.


What is The enzyme which converts glucose into ethyl alcohol is?

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What is action of alcohol dehydrogenase and how it affects the health?

Alcohol dehydrogenase is an enzyme that breaks down alcohol into acetaldehyde. It keeps you from dying of alcohol poisoning.


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