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Old 04-29-2017, 09:26 AM
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No, it didn't cover that topic. Sorry.

I didn't want to take up too much of his time, but I did ask him whether biotin played any role in alcohol metabolism. I suspect my inability to properly metabolize alcohol might be a clue as to my problem. Maybe a deficiency or low levels of another enzyme in concert with lower levels of biotinidase is contributing to my issues. He said he didn't know of biotin involvement in that area, though.

*** Just putting this here for giggles...

Alcohol is eliminated from the body by various metabolic mechanisms. The primary enzymes involved are aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), cytochrome P450 (CYP2E1), and
catalase. Variations in the genes for these enzymes have been found to influence alcohol consumption, alcohol-related tissue damage, and alcohol dependence.

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Thanks for posting this information, Janieg!

Did your convos with Dr Wolf involve information about the multivitamin transporter? If that is not working properly, biotin from the diet will not get to the tissues either. I have to wonder if genetic information even exists at this time?

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