THE ACTION OF DINITROPHENOL AND INSULIN IN ACCELERATING THE METABOLISM OF ETHYL ALCOHOL 1

Abstract

Dinitrophenol, insulin, and insulin-free pancreatic extract increased the metabolism of alcohol by tissues in vitro. In vivo, dinitrophenol in doses safe for use in man did not increase the rate of alcohol metabolism; both insulin and pancreatic extract in therapeutic doses caused a markedly increased rapidity of oxidation.