Marijuana and Alcohol: Effects on the Body It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that alcohol and marijuana comprise the two most commonly abused drugs by young adults in America. But while many would ask why young adults use these drugs‚ it’s more important to understand how these drugs affect the body. What exactly do these drugs do to the body and how does the body process them? Are the effects always negative? Does the amount consumed make a significant difference? First I will give a brief history
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chemistry‚ an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom. In particular‚ this carbon center should be saturated‚ having single bonds to three other atoms.[1] An important class of alcohols are the simple acyclic alcohols‚ the general formula for which is CnH2n+1OH. Of those‚ ethanol (C2H5OH) is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages‚ and in common speech the word alcohol refers specifically to ethanol. Other alcohols are usually
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Exercise 1: Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH) Reaction Bich 413 section 508 Abstract The Alcohol Dehydrogenase Reaction in Oxidized Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide. The oxidation-reduction of Nicotinamide adenine Dinucleotides (NADH) are very Important reaction in the biological system. When the Oxidized Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+) is react with a alcohol‚ catalyze by Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH)‚ the result products are NADH‚ H+‚ and aldehyde.In the biological system‚ the
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Genomes as Resources for Biocatalysis JON D. STEWART Department of Chemistry‚ University of Florida Gainesville‚ Florida 32611 I. II. III. IV. Introduction Yeast Dehydrogenase Gene Identification Expression and Isolation of Yeast Dehydrogenases Characterization of Yeast Dehydrogenases A. Results from Ethyl Acetoacetates B. Results from Higher Homologs C. Synthetic Applications V. Conclusions and Future Directions References 31 33 34 35 37 40 43 46 49 I. Introduction How well biocatalysis
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Virginia Introduction With a better understanding of the genes and behaviors associated with ethanol sensitivity‚ there will be new treatments available for alcohol dependence. The main problem in determining what causes dependence to alcohol is whether it is an environmental factor or if it is the genes associated with ethanol sensitivity. Alcohol directly affects a wide spectrum in the nervous system making it hard to pinpoint exactly the mechanisms of ethanol inside the body of an organism (Heberlein
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plasma by one half First Order Kinetics Rate of metabolism is proportional to the [ ] of the drug; half-life does not vary with the dose; 97% eliminated in 5 half lives Zero Order Kinetics Drug cleared at a constant rate (independent of dose) Alcohol – removed from the body at approximately 15 mg/100ml of blood per hour Not described in terms of half-life Factors Affecting Metabolism Stimulation of enzyme systems Depression of enzymes systems Age Species Stimulation of enzymes activity
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ALCOHOL Drinking alcohol is like taking a drug. It is a form of drug abuse‚ and drug addiction. This is a worldwide problem that many people are involved in. There are good effects of alcohol if it is in small amounts and in self-control. On the other hand there are bad effects‚ if you take for long time. The effects that a person will get are all based on certain factors like‚ how much and how often alcohol is consumed‚ the age of the person‚ when the person started and how long they have been
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Nicola Cooper Student No; cs329513 What effect does alcohol have on a person’s health and life expectancy? The consumption of alcoholic beverages dates back to approximately 10‚000 years ago when viticulture’ (the selective cultivation of grape vines for making wine) is said to have originated in the mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas. (1) It is one of the most commonly used psychoactive drugs in the world. Alcohol interacts with gamma amino bultyric acid (GABA) receptors in the
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How much alcohol do teens use? Alcohol is the most frequently used drug by teenagers in the United States. About half of junior high and senior high school students drink alcohol on a monthly basis‚ and 14% of teens have been intoxicated at least once in the past year. Nearly 8% of teens who drink say they drink at least five or more alcoholic drinks in a row (binge drink). What are the dangerous effects of alcohol use in teens? Just a few of the many dangerous effects of alcohol use in teens
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is green‚ when an alcohol is oxidized by the reagent. A change in color of the reagent from orange to green represents a positive test. Primary alcohols are oxidized by the reagent to carboxylic aicds; secondary alcohols are oxidized to ketones. Tertiary alcohols are not oxidized at all by the reagent. Hence‚ this reaction can be used to distinguish tertiary alcohols form primary and secondary alcohols. Procedures: 1. Place ethanol‚ isopropyl alcohol and tert-butyl alcohol in three different
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