If I'm working in the office or at home (usually brain draining thinking and writing up reports) I prefer silence or background hum of the TV on really quiet. If I'm working in the lab alone I dig out all my old cassette tapes and dance around to a bit of old skool dance or indie music. Working...
Unfortunately I think the rather strong acids in your stomach would denature the enzyme faster than it would get to the alcohol. I remember hearing at school that alcohol (pure ethanol) was the antidote for antifreeze poisioning so I guess it might work in the reverse situation (I wouldn't...
So many links and no mention of molecules with silly or unusual names!
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/sillymolecules/sillymols.htm
This has kept me amused during many long days in the lab :smile: