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Treating ethylene glycol poisoning with alcohol - how does that work?
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Saturation of the: Enzyme (alcohol dehydrogenase) that breaks down the ethylene gycol into it's more toxic metabolites.
Answered 5/7/2016
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Ethylene glycol: Is broken down into very toxic metabolites by alcohol dehydrogenase. The idea is to saturate the enzyme with alcohol so that none is available to break down the ehtylene glycol.
Answered 5/7/2016
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