Ethanol

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Ethanol
2D structure for Ethanol
Chemical Name	ethanol
Chemical Formula	C₂H₆O
CAS Number	64-17-5
Chemical Information	HMDB00108
Biochemical Taxonomy	Alcohols and Polyols
Functional Taxonomy	Not Available
Nutritional Taxonomy	Not Available
Metabolic Pathways	Glycolysis
Biofluid Location	Blood Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Saliva Urine
Tissue Location	Adrenal Cortex Adrenal Gland Adrenal Medulla Bladder Brain Epidermis Fetus Fibroblasts Gonads Gut Heart Intestine Kidney Liver Lung Mouth Muscle Myelin Nerves Neurons Pancreas Placenta Platelet Prostate Skeletal Mus Adipose Tissue
Normal Biofluid Concentrations	Blood: 15.0 (0.0-33.0) uM Blood: 40.0 (0.0-80.0) uM Saliva: >10 uM Urine: <0.01 umol/mmol creatinine
Normal Tissue Concentrations	Not Available
Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition	Cervical myelopathy Chronic renal insufficiency Drunk driver Lung Cancer
Other (Monogenic Disorders)	Not Available
Abnormal Biofluid Concentrations	Blood (Chronic renal insufficiency): 90.0 (10.0-170.0) uM Blood (Drunk driver): 45393.0 (18027.0-74063.0) umol/L Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) (Cervical myelopathy): 230 +/- 30 uM Urine (Lung Cancer): 54.0 (0.0-661.0) umol/mmol creatinine
Abnormal Tissue Concentrations	Not Available
Physiological Processes	Not Available

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A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in alcoholic beverages.