tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post8595630519108352663..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Melvin Martin on alcoholismRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-13549671469582690482011-10-03T10:52:54.640-07:002011-10-03T10:52:54.640-07:00And there's also a difference between Indian a...And there's also a difference between Indian and white handling of alcohol. I can feel it in my gut. No, seriously, the amount of certain substances that oxidize alcohol. We have less of the enzymes required to turn alcohols into aldehydes.<br /><br />Asians have the opposite problem, with less of the enzymes required to turn aldehydes into fatty acids.<br /><br />The actual process is a lot like making vinegar, where C2H6O becomes C2H4O, which in turn becomes C2H4O2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com