MOLECULE
Ethanol
Ethanol is a primary alcohol that is ethane in which one of the hydrogens is substituted by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a central nervous system depressant, an antiseptic drug, a disinfectant, a polar solvent, a teratogenic agent, a neurotoxin, a NMDA receptor antagonist, a protein kinase C agonist, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a volatile organic compound, a primary alcohol, a member of ethanols and an alkyl alcohol. It is a conjugate acid of an ethoxide.
Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identity
Chemistry
- Formula
- C2H6O
- Molecular weight
- 46.07 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- ethanol
- InChIKey
- LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCO
- PubChem
- CID 702 ↗
Provenance
Contributing sources
- PubChem
- ChEBI
- LOTUS
Natural occurrence
Found in
- Mango 4
- Damask rose 3
- French rose 3
- Papaya 2
- C. deliciosa 2
- Mandarin orange 2
- E. coli 2
- Human 2
- T. longicaulis 2
- A. sellowiana 1
- Garden onion 1
- Wild Celery 1
- A. scaber 1
- A. membranaceus 1
- A. mongholicus 1
- A. trimestris 1
- Ceylon spinach 1
- Callyspongia 1
- Hemp 1
- Pepper 1
- C. sieboldii 1
- Watermelon 1
- C. grandis 1
- Kaffir Lime 1
- Shaddock 1
- Grapefruit 1
- C. congestum 1
- Arabian coffee 1
- Karaka nut 1
- Melon 1
- Wild Carrot 1
- Feijoa 1
- Strawberry 1
- Freesia ×hybrida 1
- Gourka 1
- G. heterocarpum 1
- Hops 1
- L. lucens 1
- Japanese Big Leaf Magnolia 1
- M. domestica 1
- Apple 1
- M. biflora 1
- M. myrtifolia 1
- Montipora corals 1
- M. uda 1
- Raceme catnip 1
- Indian-fig 1
- O. minutiflorum 1
- Parkia 1
- Guayule 1
- Gray's feverfew 1
- P. fruticosum 1
- Santa Maria feverfew 1
- Mariola 1
- P. schottii 1
- P. tomentosum 1
- Passion fruit 1
- P. durissima 1
- Templetree 1
- Guava 1
- R. officinalis 1
- S. dorystaechas 1
- S. dichotoma 1
- S. meliloti 1
- Hog plum 1
- T. sibthorpii 1
- T. matsutake 1
- Black Périgord Truffle 1
- Sugarberry 1
- V. ashei 1
- Highbush blueberry 1
- Swamp Blueberry 1
- Corn 1
- Japanese ginger 1
74 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 66 references.
Pharmacology
Protein interactions
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G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 1 isoform 1 activity 0 uM
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G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4 isoform 1 activity 0 uM
Laboratory measurements of the compound at its own doses. They do not describe any product that contains it.
Reported associations
Disease associations
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Contact urticaria Skin Disease
Associations recorded for the compound itself. A metabolomics association means it was detected or studied in that condition, not that it treats or causes it; an occupational entry describes a hazard of exposure. Neither is a therapeutic claim about any product.
Human evidence in progress
Registered clinical trials
1 registered on ClinicalTrials.gov naming this molecule as an intervention. See all terpene trials.
Evidence