Methanol is toxic because (a) methanol coagulates the protoplasm (b) methanol gets oxidised to methanal in liver which coagulates the protoplasm (c) methanol gets oxidised to acetic acid in liver which coagulates the protoplasm (d) methanol gets oxidised

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Q: 99 (CDS-I/2024)
Methanol is toxic because
(a) methanol coagulates the protoplasm
(b) methanol gets oxidised to methanal in liver which coagulates the protoplasm
(c) methanol gets oxidised to acetic acid in liver which coagulates the protoplasm
(d) methanol gets oxidised to CO in liver which coagulates the protoplasm

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Science

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CDS-I

Methanol is toxic because it is metabolized in the liver to formaldehyde (methanal), which then forms formic acid. Both of these metabolites are toxic and can cause metabolic acidosis, organ damage, or death.