CASE OF POISONING BY OXALIC ACID.

Acute renal failure following oxalic acid poisoning: a case report

Oxalic acid poisoning is being recognized as an emerging epidemic in the rural communities of Sri Lanka as it is a component of locally produced household laundry detergents. Herein we describe a case of a 32 year old female, presenting after direct ingestion of oxalic acid. She then went on to develop significant metabolic acidosis and acute renal failure, requiring dialysis. Renal biopsy reve...

Plasma oxalic acid and calcium levels in oxalate poisoning.

Observations are reported on five cases of suicide or attempted suicide by poisoning with oxalic acid or ethylene glycol. Elevated oxalic acid levels were observed in the plasma, stomach contents, and a number of tissues. Raised oxalic acid levels in plasma were associated with reduced total and ultrafilterable calcium levels. It is suggested that the reduction in plasma total calcium level is ...

Enzymatic Decarboxylation of Oxalic Acid* by William

Although it has been recognized that oxalic acid is decomposed by a variety of microorganisms (2-6), relatively little is known of the details of oxalic acid metabolism. The present study represents an attempt to establish the mechanism of oxalate degradation at the enzyme level by the use of a bacterium isolated from soil. Partially purified enzyme preparations obtained from the organism catal...

Oxalic acid

Oxalic Acid Production by Aspergillus Niger

Oxalic acid produced by Aspergillus niger under submerged conditions in this work. Optimization done with different sources of carbon, nitrogen, minerals and at different pH then biomass production done of Aspergillus niger under submerged conditions for 7 days at room temperature. Further supernatant taken for titration and mycelium for oxaloacetate acetylhydrolase determination by SDS-PAGE. K...