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pr20
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03/09/08 - 05:46 PM

A college student goes to a fraternity party and consumes large quantities of beer.The alcohol in the beer is metabolized by the liver,with almost half the alcohol being oxidized to acetaldehyde.In which of the following sites does this reaction occur?

A.Golgi bodies

B.Lysosomes

C.Mitochondrial matrix

D.Peroxisomes

E.Ribosomes

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03/09/08 - 08:32 PM

D.Peroxisomes >> + SER, the first step in Alcohol metabolism and then the second step by aldehyde dehydrogenase in mitochrondria where Disulfram acts.

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03/11/08 - 08:07 AM

new_n_lost wrote:
D.Peroxisomes >> + SER, the first step in Alcohol metabolism and then the second step by aldehyde dehydrogenase in mitochrondria where Disulfram acts.

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04/01/08 - 03:55 PM

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