What are the effects of alcohol on antibiotics?
When alcohol is consumed, it interacts with the lipids and proteins that are part of the liver cell membrane. Alcohol-lipid interaction inhibits the lipid (fats) metabolism by liver cells. Due to which, fatty acids in the form of triglycerides, start accumulating in the liver cells and causing liver enlargement. The liver with excess of fat in liver cells is called fatty liver. Fatty liver is one of the causes of breakdown of oxygen and nutrient supply to liver cells, which lowers their efficiency. Accumulation of fats in liver cells makes them inefficient. In case of chronic alcoholism, damage to liver cells is irreversible. In the human body, only liver cells can produce enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase or ADH (a group of 6 enzymes), which take part in alcohol metabolism. During metabolism, alcohol (ethanol) is oxidized and acetaldehyde, a toxic substance, is produced. Acetaldehyde is oxidized to acetic acid, a non-toxic substance, in the presence of ADH, which acts as catalyst. Metronid
