To investigate the mechanism by which ethanol lowers plasma free fatty acids, we tested the ability of two products of alcohol metabolism, acetate and lactate, to lower free fatty acids in man. Sodium acetate was given orally to five healthy fasting volunteers and caused a significant fall in plasma free fatty acids. After amounts of ethanol and acetate that produced similar reductions in free ...

BACKGROUND Acetic acid is a predominant by-product of lignocellulosic biofuel process, which inhibits microbial biocatalysts. Development of bacterial strains that are tolerant to acetic acid is challenging due to poor understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms. RESULTS In this study, we generated and characterized two acetic acid-tolerant strains of Zymomonas mobilis using N-methyl...

Some factors influencing the separation and detection of amino acids by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with integrated pulsed amperometric detection were investigated. These factors include eluent concentration, column temperature, and detection waveform. The selectivity changes in weakly retained amino acids are slight with changing sodium hydroxide eluent concentration. When s...

Uraemic acidosis was readily corrected by the infusion of sodium acetate solution, which gave comparable results to equivalent amounts of sodium bicarbonate infusion. Preliminary data suggest that this was true even in severe liver disease.

Correspondence: Cynthia L Harden Comprehensive epilepsy Care institute, Hofstra North Shore, Long island Jewish School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY, USA email [email protected] Abstract: Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological condition affecting 50 million people worldwide. Because at least 30% of patients with partial seizures do not achieve seizure control with the current antiepileptic d...

Deoxycorticosterone acetate-induced hypertension in Yucatan miniature swine appears to involve elevated peripheral sympathetic activity. Abnormalities in renal function in these hypertensive animals are also apparent. To determine the extent to which renal nerve activity controls kidney function in animals with established deoxycorticosterone acetate hypertension, the effects of acute renal sur...