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Acetaldehyde on the other hand is very toxic and there is good evidence that it is involved in most hangover effects.
Hangover Cures: Myth, Legend, Fact | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Eggs contain an enzyme called Cysteine, which is very effective in breaking down Acetaldehyde (the toxic by-product of metabolising alcohol).
Hangover Cures: Myth, Legend, Fact | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Eggs contain an enzyme called Cysteine, which is very effective in breaking down Acetaldehyde the toxic by-product of metabolising alcohol.
Hangover Cures: Myth, Legend, Fact | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Acetaldehyde on the other hand is very toxic and there is good evidence that it is involved in most hangover effects.
Hangover Cures: Myth, Legend, Fact | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Acetaldehyde is toxic to tissues and may produce genetic mutations by damaging DNA.
Dr. Nicholas Perricone: Holiday Cheer: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 2009
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Acetaldehyde forms a trimer in the presence of acid catalysts such as sulphuric or phosphoric acid, to make paraldehyde, a pharmacological sedative.
Archive 2007-10-01 James Killus 2007
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Acetaldehyde is then further broken down into a harmless substance called acetate.
About Last Night 2007
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Acetaldehyde forms a trimer in the presence of acid catalysts such as sulphuric or phosphoric acid, to make paraldehyde, a pharmacological sedative.
Alcohol James Killus 2007
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Acetaldehyde is further processed by an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase, Adh for short, which also recycles NADH.
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Lactones: coconut, peach Acetaldehyde: green apple Acetic acid: vinegar Diacetyl: buttery
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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