Any accidental drinking of methanol can make one blind or cause death. A person who drank methanol by mistake is given ethanol as an antidote. Shown below is the enzyme reaction of Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH) on these two substrates.Ethanol + ADH --> AcetaldehydeMethanol + ADH --> FormaldehydeHow does this treatment work?ADH prefers ethanol and acetaldehyde can be converted to a non-toxic molecule.Ethanol is an activator and methanol is an inhibitor of ADHMethanol is an activator and et

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