Larger doses result in liver damage and death. Ethanol, ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol . Ethanol is the alcohol present in alcoholic beverages. It can be made by fermentation of almost every grain and fruit, or from sugar. Industrially it is also made from the catalytic hydration of ethylene.
Ethanol is made by gut bacteria and is metabolized by the body by the ethanolase enzyme.
The quantity of the enzyme in the body is a function of body mass, gender and ethnic background. It's earliest manufacture dates to at least the Babylonian period and there is good reason to believe that baking of bread was originally developed to prepare the grains for making beer. Ethanol also causes liver and brain damage, it is a nervous system depressant and excessive use over long periods has been shown to increase the risk of a number of serious illnesses. 2-propanol , Isopropyl alcohol , or rubbing alcohol . Common rubbing alcohol.