ChEBI Name ethanol
ChEBI ID CHEBI:16236
Definition A primary alcohol that is ethane in which one of the hydrogens is substituted by a hydroxy group.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:44594, CHEBI:42377, CHEBI:4879, CHEBI:14222, CHEBI:23978, CHEBI:30878, CHEBI:30880
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Formula C2H6O
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 46.06844
Monoisotopic Mass 46.04186
InChI InChI=1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3
InChIKey LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCO
Metabolite of Species Details
Mus musculus (NCBI:txid10090) Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067 See: PubMed
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCBI:txid4932) Source: yeast.sf.net See: PubMed
Escherichia coli (NCBI:txid562) See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) See: DOI
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): polar solvent
A solvent that is composed of polar molecules. Polar solvents can dissolve ionic compounds or ionisable covalent compounds.
Biological Role(s): Escherichia coli metabolite
Any bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite
Any fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae ).
mouse metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
disinfectant
An antimicrobial agent that is applied to non-living objects to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity.
teratogenic agent
A role played by a chemical compound in biological systems with adverse consequences in embryo developments, leading to birth defects, embryo death or altered development, growth retardation and functional defect.
NMDA receptor antagonist
Any substance that inhibits the action of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. They tend to induce a state known as dissociative anesthesia, marked by catalepsy, amnesia, and analgesia, while side effects can include hallucinations, nightmares, and confusion. Due to their psychotomimetic effects, many NMDA receptor antagonists are used as recreational drugs.
protein kinase C agonist
An agonist that selectively binds to and activates a protein kinase C receptor
neurotoxin
A poison that interferes with the functions of the nervous system.
Application(s): antiseptic drug
A substance used locally on humans and other animals to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity (cf. disinfectants, which destroy microorganisms found on non-living objects, and antibiotics, which can be transported through the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria within the body).
polar solvent
A solvent that is composed of polar molecules. Polar solvents can dissolve ionic compounds or ionisable covalent compounds.
central nervous system depressant
A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to reduce the activity of the central nervous system.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing ethanol (CHEBI:16236) has role Escherichia coli metabolite (CHEBI:76971)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) has role Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite (CHEBI:75772)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) has role antiseptic drug (CHEBI:48218)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) has role central nervous system depressant (CHEBI:35488)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) has role disinfectant (CHEBI:48219)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) has role neurotoxin (CHEBI:50910)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) has role NMDA receptor antagonist (CHEBI:60643)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) has role polar solvent (CHEBI:48354)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) has role protein kinase C agonist (CHEBI:64018)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) has role teratogenic agent (CHEBI:50905)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) is a alkyl alcohol (CHEBI:50584)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) is a ethanols (CHEBI:23982)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) is a primary alcohol (CHEBI:15734)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) is a volatile organic compound (CHEBI:134179)
ethanol (CHEBI:16236) is conjugate acid of ethoxide (CHEBI:52092)
Incoming 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (CHEBI:42330) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
2-hydrazinoethanol (CHEBI:50098) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
diethyl maleate (CHEBI:68508) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (CHEBI:88452) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl 2-phenylethyl dimethylmalonate (CHEBI:87278) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl 4-oxobutanoate (CHEBI:87282) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl butyrate (CHEBI:88764) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl ester (CHEBI:23990) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl-ATP (CHEBI:62910) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl-CTP (CHEBI:62909) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl-ddTTP (CHEBI:62902) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl-dTDP (CHEBI:62904) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl-dTTP (CHEBI:62900) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl-dUTP (CHEBI:62903) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl-GTP (CHEBI:62908) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl-ITP (CHEBI:62907) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl-UTP (CHEBI:62905) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl-XTP (CHEBI:62906) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
methoxyethane (CHEBI:39832) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
triethyl borate (CHEBI:38916) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
triethyl phosphate (CHEBI:45927) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
doxycycline hyclate (CHEBI:34730) has part ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethanol-containing medium (CHEBI:83166) has part ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethoxide (CHEBI:52092) is conjugate base of ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
2-hydroxyethyl group (CHEBI:44730) is substituent group from ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethoxy group (CHEBI:42241) is substituent group from ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
IUPAC Name
ethanol
Synonyms Sources
1-hydroxyethane ChemIDplus
[CH2Me(OH)] MolBase
[OEtH] MolBase
alcohol NIST Chemistry WebBook
alcohol etílico ChEBI
alcool éthylique ChemIDplus
Alkohol ChemIDplus
Äthanol ChemIDplus
Äthylalkohol ChemIDplus
C2H5OH ChEBI
etanol ChEBI
Ethanol KEGG COMPOUND
ETHANOL PDBeChem
ethanol UniProt
éthanol ChEBI
Ethyl alcohol KEGG COMPOUND
EtOH ChemIDplus
hydroxyethane ChemIDplus
Methylcarbinol KEGG COMPOUND
spiritus vini ChEBI
Brand Name Source
Dehydrated ethanol KEGG DRUG
Manual Xrefs Databases
1076 DrugCentral
1373 PPDB
858 MolBase
859 MolBase
C00019560 KNApSAcK
c0038 UM-BBD
C00469 KEGG COMPOUND
D00068 KEGG DRUG
D06542 KEGG DRUG
DB00898 DrugBank
EOH PDBeChem
Ethanol Wikipedia
ETOH MetaCyc
HMDB0000108 HMDB
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1718733 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
1718733 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
64-17-5 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
64-17-5 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
64-17-5 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
787 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
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