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Ethanol Degradation
smpdb.ca/view/SMP0000449MetabolicEthanol metabolism in humans occurs mainly in the liver, though degradation has also been shown in gastric, pancreatic, and lung tissue. Ethanol degradation occurs via four pathways, three of which are oxidative pathways and are depicted...
Disulfiram Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Inhibitor Action Pathway
smpdb.ca/view/SMP0122693Drug actionDisulfiram is a carbamate derivative used to treat chronic alcoholism. It irreversibly inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase in the mitochondrial matrix which converts acetaldehyde to acetic acid causing an accumulation of acetaldehyde. The hi...
Pentose Phosphate Pathway
smpdb.ca/view/SMP0000031Metabolic;reaction 3 where 6-phosophogluconate dehydrogenase converts 6-phospho-D-gluconate into ribulose 5-phosphate with NADPH formation; reaction 4 where ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase converts ribulose 5-phosphate … dehydrogenase converts glucose 6-phosphate into D-glucono-1,5-lactone 6-phosphate with NADPH formation; reaction 2 where 6-phosphogluconolactonase converts D-glucono-1,5-lactone 6-phosphate into 6-phospho-D-gluconate
Drugs: Adenosine phosphate · ATP · Magnesium cation · Iron · 5-O-phosphono-alpha-D-ribofuranosyl diphosphate · D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate +4 more