Effective because it has a much greater affinity for alcohol dehydrogenase than methanol. A blood ethanol concentration of 100 mg/dL (22 mmol/L) will almost completely block methanol metabolism (Jacobsen &McMartin, 1986).

• 甲醇中毒最好的办法就是用酒精中和，因为乙醇比甲醇更易与人体内的脱氧酶的结合，阻止甲醇对人体的毒害。