Why is methanol poisoning treated with large doses of ethanol?

Subject: Why is methanol poisoning treated with large doses of ethanol?

Date: Sat Jan 29 14:45:31 2000
Posted by Virginia
Grade level: undergrad School: No school entered.
City: Pasadena State/Province: CA Country: USA
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 949178731.Bc

Message:


Methanol is highly toxic because it reacts with NAD+ and thus makes 
formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is poisonous for our bodies. Is ethanol added in 
order to stop the production of formaldehyde? If so, how does it do that?

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