I asked a chemist once why Orientals & Amerindians turn red when they
drink alcohol. He said they lack an enzyme to break down the alcohol,
and it goes directly into their bloodstream.
Could you elaborate ?
Smitty
On 2/5/07, Catherine Creel <catherine.cr...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm glad this was brought up. What you're talking about here is P-450
enzymes. We all have them but what makes us biochemically unique is that we
all have differing amount of these particular enzymes. Occasionally, one or
more is completely absent. These enzymes are also highly polymorphic,
meaning that if you are of Asian descent you would most likely be deficient
in an enzyme called 2D6. If you were of Northern European descent you would
usually have plenty of 2D6.
The P-450 enzymes are a system of enzymes that detoxify drugs people take,
foods we eat, water we drink, and the air we breathe. Without these
enzymes we would be unable to survive.
Here is a primer on P-450 enzymes:
http://home.earthlink.net/~cpardee/
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