BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Acetic acid bacteria (AAB) are useful in industrial production of vinegar. The present study aims at isolation and identification of acetic acid bacteria with characterization, optimization, and evaluation of their acetic acid productivity. MATERIALS AND METHODS Samples from various fruits were screened for presence of acetic acid bacteria on glucose, yeast extract, ...

The kinetics of reducti on of Cr(VI) by thiourea has been studied spectrophotometrically in an HClO~ medium. The reaction follows overa ll third order kineti cs. first order each in Cr(V I), thi ourea and HCIO~. The react ion is HCIO~ catalyzed. Addi tion of M n(II ) and Ce( I V) ions largely decrease the reaction rate. The reaction rate is increased by add ition of EDTA. The spectrophotometri ...

In the UREX+ process, acetohydroxamic acid is added to the UREX step to suppress plutonium extraction. Hydrolysis of acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) produces acetic acid and hydroxyl ammonium nitrate (HAN). The capability to remove acetic acid from aqueous process solutions is desirable as UREX+ flowsheets continue to evolve. Reasons for acetic acid removal include enabling recycle of the nitric aci...

The chelating agent diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid was used to measure iron stores in 83 patients with chronic liver disease. Iron chelation was normal in patients with chronic cholestasis. Chelation was increased above the control range in 14 out of 26 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, in nine out of 28 patients with non-alcoholiccirrhosis, and in 11 out of 15 cirrhotics with a portacav...

A 1-hour application of indole-3-acetic acid to bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. Red Kidney) explants inhibited abscission for an 8-hour aging period. Use of indole-3-acetic acid-(14)C showed that the applied indole-3-acetic acid was conjugated within explant tissue and that this conjugation mechanism accounts for loss of effectiveness of indole-3-acetic acid in inhibiting abscission after 8 hou...