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This Woman Could Not Stay Sober Without Drinking- Until Doctors Found Her Bladder Was Brewing Its Own AlcoholAuto-Brewery Syndrome (ABS) is a rare condition where gut microbes ferment carbohydrates into alcohol, causing intoxication ...
Humans have taken advantage of the metabolism in a tiny fungus called yeast to create beer and wine from grains and fruits. What are the biological mechanisms behind this alcohol production?
The alcohol in alcoholic beverages is called ethanol or ethyl alcohol. Ethanol is produced naturally when sugars are ...
is the alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, but ethanol is also prevalent in nature. Yeasts, including Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as brewer’s yeast, are widespread in the natural ...
The yeast dies when the ethanol concentration reaches about 15%. Fermentation is a slow reaction and takes several days or weeks to finish. If air is present, the oxygen causes the ethanol to ...
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