A colorless, flammable liquid used in the manufacture of acetic acid, perfumes, and flavors. It is also an intermediate in the metabolism of alcohol. It has a general narcotic action and also causes irritation of mucous membranes. Large doses may cause death from respiratory paralysis.
Acetaldehyde has been studied across 15 research domains including 🫁 Liver & Detox, ⚡ Energy & Fatigue, 🔬 Oncology, 🧠 Focus & Attention, 🔥 Metabolic. The primary research focus is 🫁 Liver & Detox with 18% of studies addressing this area.
The following compounds share molecular targets with Acetaldehyde, based on binding affinity data from BindingDB and ChEMBL. Sorted by shared target overlap.
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