title: The presence of 2,3-butanediol in the blood of chronic alcoholics admitted to an alcohol treatment center.
abstract: Fifty-one of sixty-three unselected alcoholic subjects had 2,3-butanediol in their blood in concentrations ranging from 0.011 to 0.775 mM upon admission to an alcohol detoxification center. The concentration of 2,3-butanediol was below the detection limit of 0.01 mM in twelve non-alcoholic controls. Eighteen hours after admission, second blood samples showed no ethanol in all eleven subjects tested. 2,3-Butanediol levels declined in all of the patients and became undetectable in eight.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood*; D002072:Butylene Glycols / Q000097:blood*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002072:Butylene Glycols; D000431:Ethanol; C026978:2,3-butylene glycol