A mixed culture, WoAct, growing on acetone, consisted of two dominant morphotypes: a rod-shaped acetone-fermenting bacterium producing acetate, and an acetate-utilizing Methanosaeta species. Dense cell suspensions, largely free of the aceticlastic methanogen and supplemented with bromoethanesulfonate, were able to degrade acetone and grow in small volumes in membrane-separated culture devices i...

In the determination of P-oxybutyric acid through oxidation to acetone by the Shaffer bichromate method’ with subsequent estimation of the acetone by Messinger’s iodimetric titration,” difficulty was experienced in obtaining the t,heoretical amount of acetone from known amounts of pure P-oxybutyric acid. It was suspected that either the Messinger titration was inaccurate or that the acetone was...

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 this work, hierarchical WO3 core-shell microspheres were synthesized via a facile template-free precipitation method. Gas sensing properties of the synthesized powder to acetone and some other volatile organic compounds were comparatively investigated with commercial WO3 nanoparticles. The synthesized and commercial powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscop...

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...