Studies on Acetic Acid Bacteria and their Utilization (Part 8)

Utilization of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria.

It is well known that the acetic acid bacteria can rapidly oxidize ethanol to acetic acid. But whether ethanol can serve as a source of carbon and energy for these bacteria has not been clearly established. Pasteur (1868) noted that Mycoderma aceti which is undoubtedly Acetobacter aceti (Frateur, 1950) can grow well in ethanol media only if acetic acid is also present. Addition of one or two pe...

Deoxyribonucleic Acid Hybrids of Acetic Acid Bacteria.

De Ley, J. (State University, Ghent, Belgium), and S. Friedman. Deoxyribonucleic acid hybrids of acetic acid bacteria. J. Bacteriol. 88:937-945. 1964.-Deuterated N(15)-labeled deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from Acetobacter aceti (mesoxydans 4) forms hybrids with ordinary DNA from other species of this genus (A. xylinum, A. pasteurianus, A. estunensis, and possibly A. xylinoides) when the guanine ...

Pantothenic Acid and Acetic Acid Utilization in Tomato Fruit-set.

Fruit-set in the tomato has been shown to be dependent upon the presence of mature leaves (3). The nature of the nutritive materials supplied by the leaves has been studied by use of excised tomato flowers cultured on an agar medium to which various nutrients have been added. Of the organic acids tested, all those participating in the Krebs tricarboxylic acid cycle were found to be effective in...

Studies on the Utilization of Acetic Acid for the Biological Synthesis of Cholesterol*?

Previous work (1, 2) has demonstrated that acetic acid is an important source of carbon and hydrogen in the total synthesis of steroids by the animal body, and that this compound is superior in this respect to various other organic molecules. Experiments with deuterioacetate led to the conclusion that 2-carbon compounds participate in the synthesis of both the nucleus and of the side chain of c...

Coenzyme linked dehydrogenases of acetic acid bacteria.