[anjel]

Dinking > Acetylaldehyde > Acetate, so this article confused me. Isn't acetate what renders imbibing Spirits toxic?

[speedylight]

Acetate is the final step of the alcohol metabolism process before its turned into water and carbon dioxide so I would venture it is not the most toxic part of drinking because the goal of the liver is to turn unstable, harmful compounds in the body into more stable, water soluble by products.

[janderland]

I believe acetylaldehyde is the most toxic compound in that metabolic pathway.