Where does alcohol come from?

Answer 1

Alcohols come from several different sources, depending on the alcohol and its end purpose. Ethanol, the specific alcohol usually referred to and contained in Alcoholic Beverages drunk by humans, can come from two processes: either as a product of fermentation by microorganisms, or as a chemical product of hydrogenating ethene/ethylene.
Alcohol is produced by yeast acting on sugars.
Bread yeast turns sugar into alcohol. Many microorganisms produce toxins that keep other microorganisms from taking over a food source. Staphielococcus, Penicillium Notatum and Clostridium botulinum are other examples of microorganisms that produce toxins to protect a food source. Some of the toxins, while potentially dangerous, have been used for the benefit of the human species. Botox comes from Clostridium Botulinum as does the fatal poison, botulism. Staphylococcus will make you quite ill if you get staph food poisoning. Penicillium Notatum produces the Penicillin toxin that kills other bacteria and if taken in a proper concentration will leave the human body unharmed, provided that one is not allergic. Like all of the other toxins, alcohol can be toxic in larger quantities. It is, like all of the other toxins, an attempt by the microbe to protect an environment.

Answer 2

Alcohols come from several different sources, depending on the alcohol and its end purpose. Ethanol, the specific alcohol usually referred to and contained in Alcoholic Beverages drunk by humans, can come from two processes: either as a product of fermentation by microorganisms, or as a chemical product of hydrogenating ethene/ethylene.
Alcohol is produced by yeast acting on sugars.
Bread yeast turns sugar into alcohol. Many microorganisms produce toxins that keep other microorganisms from taking over a food source. Staphielococcus, Penicillium Notatum and Clostridium botulinum are other examples of microorganisms that produce toxins to protect a food source. Some of the toxins, while potentially dangerous, have been used for the benefit of the human species. Botox comes from Clostridium Botulinum as does the fatal poison, botulism. Staphylococcus will make you quite ill if you get staph food poisoning. Penicillium Notatum produces the Penicillin toxin that kills other bacteria and if taken in a proper concentration will leave the human body unharmed, provided that one is not allergic. Like all of the other toxins, alcohol can be toxic in larger quantities. It is, like all of the other toxins, an attempt by the microbe to protect an environment.