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Ethanol

Acetaldehyde

Acetic Acid

CO2 + H2O

Biosynthesis

Release to Blood

NAD

NADH

NAD

NADH

Alcohol DH

Aldehyde DH

Major Pathway for Alcohol Metabolism

SOURCE: Eighth Special Report to the US Congress on Alcohol and Health, US Dept. of HHS (1993), pp 147-154

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