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When you consume alcohol, peroxisomes in liver cells increase in number and activity to help metabolize the alcohol and detoxify its byproducts. They enhance the breakdown of fatty acids and the detoxification of harmful substances, leading to the production of hydrogen peroxide, which is then converted to water by catalase. This increased activity can contribute to oxidative stress and liver damage if alcohol consumption is excessive and chronic. Thus, while peroxisomes play a protective role, their overactivity can lead to cellular harm.
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Alcohol is degraded by?
peroxisomes
What detoxify alcohol hydrogen peroxide?
peroxisomes
What cell structure detoxifies alcohol?
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
What is scattered in cytoplasm and detoxify alcohol hydrogen peroxide?
Peroxisomes.
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.
The activity of which organelle helps keep the ingestion of all but excessive amounts of ethyl alcohol from being fatal?
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.
Do you drink alcohol regularly?
No, I do not drink alcohol regularly.
Which organelle uses molecular oxygen to convert and detoxify harmful substances such as alcohol?
The peroxisome is the organelle that uses molecular oxygen to convert and detoxify harmful substances such as alcohol. Peroxisomes contain enzymes that break down these toxins into less harmful byproducts through a process called oxidation.
What does the liver change food into?
Liver does not change food into anything. What it does do is it cleans the body's blood. That's why if you drink alcohol, it goes to your liver and your liver gets rid of the alcohol. It has nothing to do with food.
Can you drink alcohol while taking lymecycline?
There is no major problem in taking a little bit of alcohol during this treatment. However, minocycline is metabolized by the liver and shouldn't be used with alcohol as long as it asks a lot of work from the liver as the same time. You can drink alcohol, but in lower doses than before, and in exceptional cases. If you wanna drink a lot, please do NOT stop your antibiotics. This contributes to bacterial resistance and doesn't change your capacity to drink alcohol.
Which cell structure detoxifies alcohol hydrogen peroxide?
Peroxisomes are cell structures that detoxify alcohol and hydrogen peroxide by using specific enzymes to break down these substances into harmless byproducts like water and oxygen. They are involved in various metabolic processes, including lipid metabolism and detoxification of harmful compounds.
Does Lee Sungmin drink alcohol?
No. He doesn't like to drink alcohol.
