|
All the sources cited are listed below along with some other helpful
websites for the curious.
Sources
Begun DJ.
Origin and Evolution of a New Gene Descended From alcohol dehydrogenase
in Drosophila, Genetics: 145 (1997) 375-382.
Boffetta
P, Hashibe M. Alcohol and Cancer, Lancet Oncol: 7 (2006) 149–56.
Bradbury
MW. Lipid Metabolism and Liver Inflammation. I. Hepatic fatty acid uptake:
possible role in steatosis, AJP – GI 290:194-198, 2006.
California
Environmental Protection Agency: Air Resources Board. “Acetaldehyde
as a Toxic Air Contaminant.” Prepared by the Staffs of the Air Resources
Board and Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. November
1993.
Chudler, Eric H. Ph.D.
“Neuroscience for Kids: Alcohol.” Last modified April 22, 2006.
Dunlap,
Michaele P., Psy.D, “Biological Impacts Of Alcohol Use: An Overview.”
Kono
H, Arteel GE, Rusyn I, Sies H, and Thurman RG. Ebselen prevents early
alcohol-induced liver injury in rats, Free Radic. Biol. Med. 30 (2001)
403–411.
Leeds
Dental Institute. Ethanol
metabolism
Luczaj
W and Skrzydlewska E. Antioxidant properties of black tea in alcohol
intoxication, Food Chem. Toxicol. 42 (2004) 2045–2051.
Mercurio
SD, Combs GF Jr. Synthetic seleno-organic compound with glutathione
peroxidase-like activity in the chick, Biochem Pharmacol: 35(24) (1986)
4505-9.
Nelson,
David and Michael Cox. Lehninger: Principles of Biochemistry. Fourth
Edition. W.H. Freeman and Company. New York: 2005. Page 540 ethanol
metabolism
Ostrowska
J, Luczaj W, Kasacka I. Rozanski A, Skrzydlewska E. Green tea protects
against ethanol-induced lipid peroxidation in rat organs, Alcohol 32
(2004) 25–32.
Ozak
M, Nakamura M, Teraoka S, and Ota K. Ebselen a novel anti-oxidant compound,
protects the rat liver from ischemiareperfusion injury, Transplant Int.
10 (1997) 96–102.
Pivetta
LA, Dafre AL, Zeni G, Rocha JBT, Farina M. Acetaldehyde does not inhibit
glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase from mouse liver in
vitro. Chem Biol Interact: 159(3) (2006) 196-204.
Pushpakiran
G, Mahalakshmi K, Anuradha CV. Protective effects of taurine on glutathione
and glutathione-dependent enzymes in ethanol-fed rats, Pharmazie 59
(2004) 869–872.
Salaspuro
VJ, Hietala JM, Marvola ML and Salaspuro MP. Eliminating Carcinogenic
Acetaldehyde By Cysteine From Saliva During Smoking, Cancer Epidemiology
Biomarkers & Prevention Vol. 15 (2006) 146-149.
South,
James A., M.A. “Acetaldehyde: A Common and Potent Neurotoxin.” Vitamin
Research Products.
US Environmental
Protection Agency. “Technology Transfer Network Air Toxics Website:
Acetaldehyde.” Last updated on Wednesday, March 8th, 2006.
Wikipedia Free
Encyclopedia. “Alcohol Dehydrogenase.” Last modified 16:06, 22 April
2006.
Zhao R, Masayasu
H, and Holmgren A. Ebselen: A substrate for human thioredoxin reductase
strongly stimulating its hydroperoxide reductase activity and a superfast
thioredoxin oxidant, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
of the United States of America: Vol 99 Number 13 (2002) 8579-8584.
Figure Sources
Figure
1: Ethanol Metabolism to Acetaldehyde by Acetaldehyde Dehydrogenase
Figure 2:
An Ethanol Molecule
Figure 3: The
Enzyme Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Figure 4: Acetaldehyde
Figure 5a and b:
Fatty Liver and Healthy Liver
Figure 6: Cancer
Cells
Figure
7a: Liver
Figure
7b: Liver Diagram
Figure 8: Glucose
as an Important Biochemical Energy Source
Figure
9: Tylenol as Potentially Harmful to the Liver
Figure 10: Glutathione
Peroxidase
Figure
11: Ebselen
Figure 12: Glutathione
Reductase
Figure 13: A Mouse: the Experimentee is a cropped version
of the image at this
website
Figure 14: Pre-Incubation Results is a graph based on
a figure in Pivetta
et al's paper
Figure 15: Liver Cell
Cytosol
Acetaldehyde Structure at the top left corner of the
page has been adapted from this website
Background image has been adapted from this website
|
