background: organophosphorus (op) poisoning is a major public health problem in developing world. op pesticides inhibit carboxylic esterase enzymes including plasma cholinesterase (pche). clinical manifestations following op poisoning can be associated with the extent of decrease of pche. this study was designed to investigate the relevance of pche level to clinical manifestations in op poisoni...

A comparison of histochemical detection of GM1 ganglioside in cryostat sections using cholera toxin B-subunit after fixation with 4% formaldehyde and dry acetone gave tissue-dependent results. In the liver no pre-treatment showed detectable differences related to GM1 reaction products, while studies in the brain showed the superiority of acetone pre-extraction (followed by formaldehyde), which ...

in laboratory experiments the toxicity of acetone was investigated against four species of stored-product insects. in empty-space trials, estimates of the lethal concentrations of acetone (lc, 72-h exposure) for 50% mortality against adults of the lesser grain borer, rhizopertha dominica (f.), red flour beetle, tribolium castaneum (herbst), rice weevil, si-tophilus oryzae (l.) and eggs of the a...

There is current interest in biological sources of acetone, a volatile organic compound that impacts atmospheric chemistry. Here, we determined that leucine-dependent acetone formation is widespread in the Vibrionaceae. Sixteen Vibrio isolates, two Listonella species, and two Photobacterium angustum isolates produced acetone in the presence of L-leucine. Shewanella isolates produced much less a...

~ 113-The histochemical reaction of choline dehydrogenase was completely inhibited by the pretreatment of cryostat sections with either absolute acetone or lO<yo water-in-acetone at room temperature (25°C). The temperature of the organic solvents was critical in the inhibition of the staining for choline dehydrogenase. As the temperature was lowered, the inhibitory effects of the pretreatment d...

Carbon monoxide and acetone measurements are presented for five aircraft measurement campaigns at midlatitudes, polar and tropical regions in the northern hemisphere. Throughout all campaigns, free tropospheric air masses, which were influenced by anthropogenic emissions, showed a similar linear relation between acetone and CO, with a slope of 21–25 pptv acetone/ppbv CO. Measurements in the ant...

the kinetic study of the condensation reaction between phloroglucinol and acetone was investigated at 30, 35, 40 and 45±0.05 °c in 100% methanol. the hydrochloric acid concentrations used were 0.0261, 0.0364, 0.0577 and 0.0728 m. the reaction was investigated with and without a promoter, thioglycollic acid (tga), and taking into account the functionality (h) of phloroglucionol. the reaction was...

Isopropyl has replaced ethyl alcohol in many such pharmaceutical preparations and cosmetics as mouth washes, dental solutions, and hair tonics. Although the physiology and toxicity of this material are fairly well known, a thorough knowledge of the metabolism involves a method for the separate determination of isopropyl alcohol and acetone, the chief product of its oxidation in the body. Many o...