Abstract
The oxidation of ethanol in stored human blood has been investigated. The oxidizing activity is shown to arise from an oxyhaemoglobin intermediate and to be inhibited by compounds which destroy oxyhaemoglobin. The reaction is first order with respect to oxyhaemoglobin concentration and zero order with respect to ethanol concentration. The activation energy for the production of the intermediate is calculated from an Arrhenius plot as 25 kcal mole -1. An overall mechanism is proposed for blood ethanol oxidation and the stabilization of blood ethanol solutions is discussed.
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