All of the following are true about methanol poisoning except:: (A) Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of aldehyde dehydrogenase, (B) Toxic level of methanol is 1.25 gm/kg body weight, (C) Formic acid is mainly responsible for toxicity, (D) Methanol causes obscured snowy vision
Answer is A. Answer- A. Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of aldehyde dehydrogenaseFomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of atdehyde dehydrogenase (Ref: Reddv 33/e p582, 3l/e p387)Fomepizole is a specific inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase, not the aldehyde dehydrogenase.