More information: Maximilian Wohlgemuth et al, Solid‐State Oxidation of Alcohols in Gold‐Coated Milling Vessels via Direct Mechanocatalysis, Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2024). DOI ...

Aldehydes and ketones are compounds with carbonyl groups that play an important role in our foods. Oxidation of food Primary alcohol molecules can be oxidised into aldehydes and carboxylic acids ...

The enzymes responsible for alcohol metabolism are alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase ... ADH catalyses the oxidation of beverage alcohol (ethanol) into acetaldehyde.