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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Transl Res. 2008 Aug 14;152(4):194–201. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2008.07.002

Table 1.

Relative Value of Methods for Detection of Toxic Alcohols

Alcohol Alcohol Alcohol Sodium Potassium
Dehydrogenase Oxidase Periodate Permanganate Method
Method Method Method
Ethanol ++++ ++ + +++
Ethylene glycol + ++++ ++++
Diethylene glycol +++
Isopropanol
Methanol ++++ ++++