View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Alcohol is broken down in the human body by two main enzymes, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). Mutations in these ...

The digestion of alcohol happens in two steps - first, the ethanol is converted to acetaldehyde, and then the Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) enzyme converts the acetaldehyde to acetate. The ...