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| Identity |
| 3D Structure |
| Physicochemical data |
| Environmental fate |
| Mammal toxicology |
| Ecotoxicology |
| Metabolism |
| Safety classifications |
| Evaluation |
Ethanol [64-17-5] |
| In mammals and also in microorganisms ethanol (1) is metabolized by alcohol dehydrogenase to acetaldehyde (2), which is further oxidized by aldehyde dehydrogenase to acetic acid (3). Acetic acid is a normal product of cellular metabolism. |
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