Assertion: acetaldehyde | /r/HasProperty | probable human carcinogen
Facets:
value: by rat liver mitochondria
type: LOCATION
value: in the metabolism of malonaldehyde
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Researchers have hypothesized multiple ways that alcohol may increase the risk of cancer, including: metabolizing (breaking down) ethanol in alcoholic drinks to acetaldehyde, which is a toxic chemical and a probable human carcinogen; acetaldehyde can damage both DNA (the genetic material that makes up genes) and proteins
text: Acetaldehyde is a probable metabolite in the metabolism of malonaldehyde by rat liver mitochondria.
text: metabolizing (breaking down) ethanol in alcoholic drinks to acetaldehyde, which is a toxic chemical and a probable human carcinogen; acetaldehyde can damage both DNA (the genetic material that makes up genes) and proteins