Answer:
The given statement is False.
Explanation:
The oxidation process occurring in the liver cleanses the bloodstream of 90% of the alcohol present. Most of the alcohol in the body is broken down and remove from the blood as acetate by this way. 5% is excreted as urine and another 5% eliminated from exhaling and as acetic acid.
Further explanation:
• Most alcohol in the blood stream is broken down by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) in the liver.
- 90% of the alcohol in the body will be removed like this.
- Alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme breaks down alcohol into acetaldehyde and aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme rapidly breaks down acetaldehyde into acetate.
- 5% is eliminated from exhaling and as acetic acid, another 5% is excreted as urine.
- Microsomal ethanol oxidizing system is an alternative pathway to breakdown high level of alcohol in the blood stream.
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Keywords
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Liver, alcohol, alcohol dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase
