Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (6th Edition) (Belk, Border & Maier, The Biology: Science for Life Series, 5th Edition)
Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (6th Edition) (Belk, Border & Maier, The Biology: Science for Life Series, 5th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134555430
Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 1AAATB
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The advice given to the friend who takes aspirin before having the alcohol.

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Alcohol dehydrogenase is an enzyme which converts toxic alcohol in the body into aldehydes or ketones. It also reduces NAD+ to NADH. Aspirin is used to reduce the fever and relieve the pain. It is used very commonly by the people and is also termed as salicylate and NSAID.

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