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A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in alcoholic beverages.
Fomepizole is used as an antidote in confirmed or suspected methanol or ethylene glycol poisoning. Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme that catalyzes the initial steps in the metabolism of ethylene glycol and methanol to their toxic metabolites.
Ethanol {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) ADH1B
ADH1B {u} (Gene) is bound by {v} (Compound) Fomepizole
Ethanol (Compound) binds ADH1B (Gene) and ADH1B (Gene) is bound by Fomepizole (Compound)