Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are bioplastics derived from renewable resources such as vegetable oils, corn starch, or microbes. The polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a short-chain-length PHA, and the most important bioplastic produced by certain microorganisms in the presence of excess carbon sources. In this study batch cultivation of Alcaligenes eutrophus with the aim of increasing PHB production ...

The nitro analogs of aspartate and argininosuccinate were synthesized and tested as substrates and inhibitors of argininosuccinate synthetase and argininosuccinate lyase, respectively. The Vmax for 3-nitro-2-aminopropionic acid was found to be 60% of the maximal rate of aspartate utilization in the reaction catalyzed by argininosuccinate synthetase. Only the nitronate form of this substrate, in...

We have used an ab initio SCF molecular orbital approach in conjunction with the isodesmic reaction procedure to investigate anomalous energy effects in strained aza systems and some of their nitro derivatives. The introduction of nitrogens into strained molecular frameworks is found to confer added degrees of stability. In general this increases with the number of nitrogens in a series of simi...

3-Fluoro-5-nitro-1-(pentafluorosulfanyl)benzene was prepared by three different ways: as a byproduct of direct fluorination of 1,2-bis(3-nitrophenyl)disulfane, by direct fluorination of 4-nitro-1-(pentafluorosulfanyl)benzene, and by fluorodenitration of 3,5-dinitro-1-(pentafluorosulfanyl)benzene. The title compound was subjected to a nucleophilic aromatic substitution of the fluorine atom with ...

The title compound, C(10)H(19)NO(3), is a disubstituted piperidine bearing substituents in two equatorial positions. One of the substituents is a hy-droxy group bound to nitro-gen and the second a tert-butyl ester group bound to the carbon next to the endocyclic nitro-gen. Enanti-omers of the title compound form hydrogen-bridged dimers across a center of inversion.

the effect of different carbon sources on bacterial cellulose production by gluconacetobacter xylinus (ptcc 1734) and two newly isolated strains (from vinegar) under static culture conditions was studied. the production of bacterial cellulose was examined in modified hestrin-shramm medium by replacing d-glucose with other carbon sources. the results showed that the yield and characteristics of ...

These compounds display in the 1H NMR spectrum a low field triplet at δ 7.08, due to the alkene H-9 proton experiencing the diamagnetic anisotropy effect of the adjacent nitro group. This chemical shift value also indicates the cis arrangement of the double bond. Another salient signal is represented by a 2H doublet at δ  3.33/3.27, due to the bisallylic methylene protons flanked by the nitro ...

The feasibility of using biochar as a sorbent to remove nitro explosives and metals from contaminated water was investigated through batch experiments. Biochar, synthesized using various biomasses, showed a porous structure and a high surface area and includes embedded carbonate minerals. Compared with granular activated carbon, biochar was competitive as a sorbent for removing Cd, Cu, Pb, and ...