BACKGROUND Air-drying of etched and rinsed dentin surface may force the exposed collagen fibrils to collapse. Blot-drying is an alternative method to wipe the excess water from the dentin surface without compromising the monomer penetration. Contemporary total etch adhesives contain ethanol/water or acetone as solvent in which resin monomers are dissolved. Solvent type of the adhesive system ha...

Biological and chemocatalytic processes are tailored in order to maximize the production of sustainable biodiesel from lignocellulosic sugar. Thus, the combination of hydrotalcite-supported copper(II) and palladium(0) catalysts with a modification of the fermentation from acetone-butanol-ethanol to isopropanol-butanol-ethanol predictably produces higher concentrations of diesel-range components...

The aim of this research was to extract phenolic compounds from defatted Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) seed and assess their antioxidant potential. Water, ethanol (30%), methanol (30%) and acetone (30%) were used as solvent for extraction. The proximate composition, total phenolic content and extraction yield were analyzed. Antioxidant efficacies of Roselle seed extract were tested by using ...

Biofuels are receiving increased scientific attention, and recently different biofuels have been proposed for spark ignition engines. This paper presents the state of art using in engines (SIE). Different biofuels, mainly ethanol, methanol, i-butanol-n-butanol, acetone, blended together single dual issues evaluated as renewables SIE. The were compared with each other well fossil fuel Future SIE...

Antianthelmintic activity of successive extracts (chloroform, acetone, ethanol and aqueous) of Nauclea orientalis leaves were evaluated separately on adult Indian earthworm (Pheretima posthuma) and compared with that of albendazole. It was found that the extracts exhibited, respectively dose-dependent action and inhibition of spontaneous motility (paralysis) and death of earthworms. The results...

BACKGROUND Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) are found in the sera of patients with vasculitides and ulcerative colitis. Using indirect immunofluorescence on ethanol fixed neutrophils, ANCAs can be divided into two types: those that give a cytoplasmic staining pattern (C-ANCA) and those that give a perinuclear staining pattern (P-ANCA). Some studies have indicated that the perinucle...

BACKGROUND Many volatile organic compounds are present in exhaled breath and may represent by-products of endogenous biological processes. Ethanol is produced via alcoholic fermentation of glucose by gut bacteria and yeast, while acetone derives from oxidations of free fatty acids, influenced by glucose metabolism. We hypothesized that the integrated analysis of breath ethanol and acetone would...

Peltophorum africanum (Fabaceae) is a deciduous tree widespread in southern Africa. The plant has many ethnomedical and ethnoveterinary uses. Root and bark decoctions are used to treat diarrhoea, dysentery, sore throat, wounds, back and joint pains, HIV-AIDS, venereal diseases and infertility. Pastoralists and rural farmers use the root and bark extracts to treat diarrhoea, dysentery, infertili...

Fig seeds are considered to be significantly responsible for the bioactive compounds of fig. In this study, effects six different solvents (100% acetone, 100% methanol, ethanol, 50% (v/v) aqueous methanol and ethanol) with changing polarities on polyphenol contents antioxidant capacities fig seed extracts were investigated. Total (TPCs), total flavonoid (TFCs), (DPPH FRAP assays) compositions e...

Clostridium acetobutylicum naturally produces acetone as well as butanol and ethanol. Since acetone cannot be used as a biofuel, its production needs to be minimized or suppressed by cell or bioreactor engineering. Thus, there have been attempts to disrupt or inactivate the acetone formation pathway. Here we present another approach, namely, converting acetone to isopropanol by metabolic engine...