This
prescription drug, which is sold under the name
Antabuse, is used to treat
alcoholism. It causes an extremely
unpleasant reaction if the person taking the drug drinks even a tiny amount of
alcohol. It works by blocking the
oxidation of alcohol at the
acetaldehyde stage.
From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.