title: Characterization of Endogenous Ethanol in the Mammal.
abstract: Ethanol has been isolated from the tissues of several animal species in amounts ranging from 23 to 145 micromole/100 gm of tissue. Intestinal bacterial flora appear to be excluded as a source of this ethanol. Radioactivity from pyruvate-2-C(14) appeared in ethanol after incubation with liver slices; this finding indicates an endogenous synthesis.
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: McManus
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Contag
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Olson