Question

What is the final fate of ethanol that has been ingested? It is metabolized to acetate, that can be taken up and made into acetyl COA It is metabolized to alcohol dehydrogenase and creates tolerance It turns into reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can damage a number of different molecules It becomes acetaldehyde, which is damaging to tissues

Answer 1

Option D

It becomes Acetaldehyde , which is damaging to tissues.

Ethanol breakdown takes place in liver where Acetaldehyde is produced as end product. It is highly unstable and toxic in nature and causes damage to tissues .