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What would happen to the concentration of acetic acid in the presence of disulfiram

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Disulfiram is a drug used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sensitivity to ethanol by inhibiting the enzyme acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, an enzyme which catalyze the conversion of acetaldehyde into acetic acid. Thus, in the presence of disulfiram, the concentration of acetic acid is reduced

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