Organic Chemical Compound Formula CH 3 O Aldehydes, Coffee, Bread, Fruit, Plants Metabolism. Ethanol Hangovers

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Acetaldehyde (systematically ethanal) is an organic chemical compoundwiththe formula CH

3
CHOor MeCHO. It is one of the most important aldehydes, occurring widely in nature and being
produced on a large scale industrially.Acetaldehyde occurs naturally in coffee, bread, and ripe fruit, and
is produced by plantsas part of their normal metabolism. It is also produced by oxidationof ethanoland
is popularly believed to be a cause of hangovers. Pathways ofexposure include air, water, land or
groundwater that can expose the humansubject directly if they inhale, drink, or smoke.

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