What types of fish have enzymes that cause thiamine deficiency?

Subject: What types of fish have enzymes that cause thiamine deficiency?

Date: Thu Jul 8 13:45:50 1999
Posted by Scott Norton
Grade level: nonaligned School: Yellowhorse Productions
City: Landisville State/Province: NJ Country: USA
Area of science: Neuroscience
ID: 931459550.Ns

Message:


I am a screenwriter and I have been here before and have had great 
responses, so I'm trying again. My story involves an isolated 
beach town that is going crazy. I have researched beriberi and 
found that certain types of fish have an enzyme that inactivates 
thiamine in the system. A corollary question would be "Does 
alcoholism contribute to the effects?"

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