Recent news on Ketone

Microbial flora's symbiosis is studied  -  25 May 2007
Science Daily (press release)Ketone bodies -- Ketone bodies are three chemicals that are produced as by-products when fatty acids are broken down for energy. Contrary to what the name

2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (Colorful aldehydes)  -  May 23, 2007
ScienceBlogs2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine will form a complex with just about any aldehyde or ketone. It's usually a solid, too, which means you have a melting point to

Environment protection remains priority  -  May 23, 2007
Global Sources,Deemed nonhazardous, this is a common replacement for methyl ethyl ketone, toluene and methylene chloride or acetone. It is also biodegradable and can be

Resin remover  -  May 16, 2007
High Performance Composites...contains no acetone, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) or methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) and can be used in spray or immersion tank applications.

Felony charges dropped against property owner in hazardous waste case  -  May 15, 2007
Enterprise-Record,...allegations made last May that Jones had poured methyl ethyl ketone on a burn pile last May 20 and brought massive amounts of chemicals to his property.

AECI's Chemserve to invest R310m in new capacity  -  May 11, 2007
Mining Weekly,Petrochemicals giant Sasol on Wednesday announced that it would start construction of a second Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK) production plant at.

Epilepsy controlled by low-carb diet's effect on brain channels  -  Apr 26, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),Examining the channels in mouse brains, the researchers infused brain slices with ketone bodies, chemicals produced by the liver when the body is on the

Dirty background for SPE and SPME  -  May 23, 2007
separationsNOW.com (subscription),Other SPME-based contaminants were cyclodecanol, an unsaturated ketone and isopropyl fatty acid esters, all of which were attributed to leakage from the

County gets high marks for toxin control  -  May 14, 2007
Livingston Daily,The company emitted 5747 pounds of methyl isobutyl ketone; 4932 pounds of methanol; 2470 pounds of n-Butyl alcohol and 5161 pounds of xylene.

Enzymes offer novel ginger ingredients  -  May 18, 2007
FoodProductionDaily-USA,...seen as a health ingredient - the rhizome is a rich source of antioxidants, including gingerols, shogaols, zingerones and other ketone derivatives.

Refer to a friend  -  May 14, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),PTS also offers tests for direct LDL Cholesterol, Creatinine, Ketone, Glucose, Lipid Panel, and other combination test strips for professional use with the

Increase Workplace Safety: Become a Solvent Savant  -  May 11, 2007
Modern Car Care,Commonly listed hazardous waste solvents include trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene (perc), methylene chloride, xylene, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone,

Huffing likely caused teens to crash, police say  -  May 9, 2007
WVEC.com (subscription),...deliberately to cause, invite or induce any person to smell or inhale any drugs or any other noxious substances or chemicals containing any ketone,

Accera, Inc. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences  -  May 8, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),AC-1202 is an orally available, liquid compound that is efficiently converted into ketone bodies, an alternative energy source that is exclusively utilized

New Computer Chip Monitors Thousands Of Molecules Simultaneously  -  May 8, 2007
Chemical Online.com (press release),Working with his students, Moeller started by running a well-known electrochemical Wacker oxidation reaction, which converts an olefin into a ketone using

Accera, Inc. Announces Results of Phase II Study in Alzheimer's ...  -  May 2, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),AC-1202 is an orally available, liquid compound that is efficiently converted by the liver into ketone bodies, an alternative energy source that the brain

Infrared Camera detects SF6 greenhouse gas.  -  May 1, 2007
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release),Methyl Vinyl Ketone, Methyl Vinyl Ether, Propenal, Propene, Styrene, Trichloroethylene, Vinyl Chloride, Vinyl Ether, and Vinylidene Fluoride.

Managing waste  -  Apr 30, 2007
Professional Roofing...or spent solvent list, which contains solvents that are common in roofing: toluene, benzene, acetone, xylene and methyl ethyl ketone.

Lesson Learned From A Starving Man  -  Apr 18, 2007
City on a Hill Press,Veech plans to use ketone bodies as a therapy against Alzheimer’s disease. He has demonstrated their abilities to overcome the accumulation of amyloid

Sasol to spend R200m on second solvent plant  -  Apr 12, 2007
Business Report,Johannesburg - Sasol would proceed with the construction of a second plant in Sasolburg to make methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) at a cost of between R200

2nd MIBK plant for Sasolburg  -  Apr 12, 2007
Finance24,Johannesburg - Petrochemical company Sasol on Wednesday said it will proceed with the construction of a second methyl isobutyl ketone production plant in

Sasol expands chemicals business  -  Apr 11, 2007
Business Report,Johannesburg - South African oil and petrochemicals group Sasol is to proceed with construction of a second Methyl Isobutyl Ketone production plant in

Sasol will build new Sasolburg plant  -  Apr 11, 2007
iAfrica.com,Oil and petrochemicals group Sasol is to proceed with construction of a second Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK) production plant in Sasolburg, the group said

Sasol to build new SA chemicals plant  -  Apr 11, 2007
Engineering News (press release),Petrochemicals giant Sasol on Wednesday announced that it would start construction of a second Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK) production plant at Sasolburg,

Sasol to commence with construction of a second MIBK plant in ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
Moneyweb,Sasol today announced that it is to proceed with construction of a second Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK) production plant in Sasolburg, South Africa.

New Sasol Plant to Boost Chemicals Expansion Strategy  -  Apr 12, 2007
AllAfrica.com,SYNTHETIC fuels group Sasol said yesterday it was set to start construction on a second methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) production plant in Sasolburg,

Low-cal ketogenic diet slows brain cancer in mice  -  Mar 29, 2007
Scientific AmericanA ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that induces excess production of ketone bodies, which are incompletely burned fat molecules.

Pollutants' hazards  -  Apr 8, 2007
Flint Journal,Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (20230 lbs.): Developmental, gastrointestinal, liver, kidney, neurological, respiratory, skin or sense organ effects.

Indianapolis-Based PTS Obtains CRMLN Certification For its Total ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),PTS has developed PTS Panels Test Strips for home use with the CardioChek to measure Total Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, Glucose, Triglycerides, or Ketone.

Massachusetts Inventors Develop Solvents and Photoresist Composition  -  Apr 23, 2007
Electronics Semiconductor (press release),...components such as one or more photoacid generator compounds and a solvent component that comprises methyl isoamyl ketone (5-methyl-2-hexanone)."

Woman wins award for fight against pollution  -  Apr 23, 2007
Poughkeepsie Journal,...area have been found to have some sort of contamination from that compound as well as from trichloroethane or methyl ethyl ketone, both toxic solvents.

Genetics: The long and short of it  -  Apr 11, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),The ketogenic diet causes tissues to use ketone bodies (the by-products of fat breakdown) instead of sugar as fuel. Gary Yellen and his colleagues at

Highlights From The April Journal Of Neuroscience  -  Apr 10, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In rodent brain slices, ketone bodies (β- hydroxybutyrate or acetoacetate) slowed the firing of these cells by ~10%. Pharmacological activation of normally

Offer made in Glenn hazardous chemical case  -  Apr 19, 2007
Enterprise-Record,Hubert Tod Jones, 56, was arrested March 2 in connection with an incident last May where a solvent called methyl ethyl ketone was poured onto a brush pile

SA's Sasol boosts expansion  -  Apr 13, 2007
Business in Africa (subscription),The new plant would increase methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) output at Sasolburg to a capacity of almost 60 000 tons a year and establish Sasol as the

Down despite Gold Fields  -  Apr 11, 2007
iAfrica.com,The company announced that it is to proceed with construction of a second Methyl Isobutyl Ketone production plant in Sasolburg.

FLIR's New GasfindIR-LW Infrared Camera Can Detect "Greenhouse  -  Apr 9, 2007
Pollution Online (press release),Methylsilane, Methyl Vinyl Ketone, Methyl Vinyl Ether, Propenal, Propene, Styrene, Trichloroethylene, Vinyl Chloride, Vinyl Ether, and Vinylidene Fluoride.

New High Quality Cost Saving Resin  -  Apr 9, 2007
E-Composites,These hybrid unsaturated polyester resins are pre-promoted for room temperature cure using methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP).

Clinical Pathology: A Window Into Your Horse's Health  -  Apr 11, 2007
TheHorse.com,Abnormal glucose and ketone levels in the urine indicate excess production during metabolism or decreased utilization due to a hormonal disease.

Hounded about health  -  Mar 30, 2007
Courier Mail,..."If your body doesn't have sugar to break down, it'll break down fat and the fat breakdown isn't as efficient so you produce ketone bodies and they smell.

Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics’ Clinitek Advantus Analyzer ...  -  27 Mar 2007
Business Wire (press release),The system uses Siemens’ Multistix family of reagent test strips with test pads for Leukocytes, Protein, Glucose, Blood, Ketone, Specific Gravity, Nitrite,

Ask 'Livin' La Vida Low-Carb' Man  -  Mar 22, 2007
CarbWire.comRight now, I am basically consuming no carbohydrates and I'm exercising, but my ketone sticks don't change color. I try not to weigh myself because it makes

Total synthesis of marine natural products without using ...  -  Mar 23, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),With the tetracyclic core of the ambiguines and hapalindoles in place, ketone 10 could be easily converted to hapalindole U (2) by stereocontrolled,

Staying Healthy With Diabetes  -  Mar 15, 2007
Korea Times,Blood ketone testing is important in diabetes management. Ketones are produced when the body burns fat for energy or fuel. They are also produced when you

Artois property owner linked to chemical waste dump  -  Mar 6, 2007
Enterprise-Record,When questioned by deputies last May 20, Jones allegedly admitted pouring about 15 gallons of methyl ethyl ketone on a pile of eucalyptus clippings.

Study Confirms Razberi-K(TM)Supports Fat Oxidation  -  Mar 2, 2007
NPIcenter (press release),The placebo-controlled, double-blind portion of the study, conducted by the Ohio Research Group, examined the effect of a single dose of raspberry ketone on

Public Forum: The Big Stone II boondoggle  -  Mar 8, 2007
West Central Tribune,2.3 times more methyl chloride and methyl ethyl ketone; double the release of selenium compounds and 2.6 times more of other hazardous air pollutants.

Sustainability of energy, food and water theme of ACS national meeting  -  Mar 25, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),Some contaminants, however, were not destroyed, including TCEP (a flame-retardant), meprobamate (an anti-anxiety pharmaceutical), musk ketone (a synthetic

Vision IndyCar Partner to Help Race Fans with Free Health Screenings  -  Mar 21, 2007
PaddockTalk...have individual and/or panel tests* for Total Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol (direct)*, Triglycerides, Glucose, Ketone and Creatinine*.

Extreme dieters may fail breath tests - study  -  Mar 18, 2007
Stuff.co.nz,When this happened, ketone bodies (acetone, acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyrate) were produced, which could then be converted to a secondary alcohol known

Secrecy cloaks emergency plans  -  Mar 14, 2007
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,South of the city in January, a train carrying methyl ethyl ketone and cyclohexane derailed, exploded and released toxic smoke, according to the Louisville

Chouhan assures to accept logic, lawful  -  Mar 10, 2007
Central Chronicle,Meanwhile, the six people on fast have lost 4 to 9 kg of body weight and are secreting Ketone and Protein in their urine. On the advice and insistence of Dr

Chemical dumping alleged at Newport bridge  -  Mar 7, 2007
Jamestown Press,They include methyl ethyl ketone, also known as 2-Butanone, which is used to clean paint from spray guns, and dimethylformamide, which was used to soften

SUBJECT Alcohol Stove and My Burning Eyes? ON 03/05/2007 19:28:03 MST  -  Mar 6, 2007
Backpacking Light (subscription),Acute (short-term) inhalation exposure to methyl ethyl ketone in humans results in irritation to the eyes, nose, and throat.

Scrabble warriors face off at tourney  -  Mar 5, 2007
Vancouver Sun (subscription),Gallant and her co-director Lam Tang decided this year to give awards for the most interesting words that included the letter K. Blinkier, ketone,

Strict rules needed for sale, storage of chemicals  -  Mar 2, 2007
Hindu,Acetone peroxide and benzoyl peroxide are used as bleaching agents, whereas ketone peroxides are used in the manufacture of fibreglass.

Going Green: A Step in the Right Direction  -  Feb 27, 2007
ProgressiveU.org,I just found out that on Friday, I get to reduce a ketone with carrots! For those of you that don't know what I'm talking about, or don't care about the

Study: Brain Cancer Tumors 'Significantly Smaller' On High-Fat ...  -  Feb 27, 2007
The Common Voice,Interestingly, although opponents of livin' la vida low-carb have made a mockery of ketosis and the ketone bodies that are produced on a low-carb diet,

Polymer Technology Systems Signs Deal With Meijer Stores  -  Feb 27, 2007
Inside INdiana Business (press release),PTS has developed PTS Panels Test Strips for home use with the CardioChek to measure Total Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, Glucose, Triglycerides, and Ketone.

Diabetic retinopathy discovery announced  -  Jan 29, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Ketone bodies -- Ketone bodies are three chemicals that are produced as by-products when fatty acids are broken down for energy. Contrary to what the name

What are the health effects?  -  Feb 7, 2007
Kansas City Star,Although the city knows that the chemicals on fire are in the ketone, petroleum distillate and alcohol families, chemicals change as they burn.

San Francisco company settles with US EPA in toxic chemical case  -  Jan 30, 2007
U.S. EPA.gov (press release),In a September 2006 civil complaint, the EPA alleged that McGlennon did not submit timely reports for its use of methyl ethyl ketone and xylene between 2001

Explosion, fire leave KC shaken and shrouded  -  Feb 8, 2007
Kansas City Star,...that listed acetone, alcohol, diesel fuel, ethyl acetate, heptane, isobutyl acetate, rubbing alcohol, methyl ethyl ketone, mineral spirits and ketone.

Cholesterol Testing Device Maker Looks to Racing to Drive Sales  -  Feb 15, 2007
Inside INdiana Business (press release),...have individual and/or panel tests* for Total Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol (direct)*, Triglycerides, Glucose, Ketone and Creatinine*.

Sasol to double capacity at German solvents plant  -  Feb 14, 2007
Engineering News (press release),In late 2006 Sasol increased its iso-propanol and methyl ethyl ketone capacity at its German solvents plant in Moers by 20 kt/y.

Sasol increases German capacity  -  Feb 14, 2007
Sunday Times,In late 2006 Sasol said it increased its iso-propanol (IPA) and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) capacity at its German solvents plant in Moers by 20000tpa.

Brain Glucose Supply and the Syndrome of Infantile Neuroglycopenia  -  Feb 12, 2007
Archives of NeurologySeveral additional maneuvers also suggested hyperinsulinism: a ketogenic diet failed to generate ketone bodies despite decreasing glucose levels,

Quality by Design (QbD)  -  Feb 12, 2007
Pharmaceutical Processing,The resulting ketone is then reacted with neopentyl glycol in presence of concentrated sulfuric acid. The material is refluxed at about 97-107°C. Water is

ALL SOLVENTS IN EASTERN AFRICA  -  Feb 9, 2007
Coastweek,Products covered by the agreement are various chemical solvents like Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) and Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) as well as hydrocarbon solvents,

Analysis of anionic surfactants  -  Feb 7, 2007
Laboratory Talk,The solution of the anionic surfactant is pipetted into a titration vessel, to which a two-phase mixture of water and methyl isobutyl ketone/ethanol 1:1 and

Train Derailment Could Cost CSX $10M  -  Jan 31, 2007
Forbes,The chemicals onboard the train when it derailed were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene and alcohol, according to CSX. About 1000 soil and water

Nutrition and exercise more beneficial than "fad diets"  -  Jan 30, 2007
Guardian,It can also cause ketosis: too much protein creates ketone bodies, which are hard on the kidneys." "I tried the Adkins diet, but two weeks in,

EPA Enters Environmental Assessment Phase at CSX Train Derailment ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
Media Newswire (press release),The product cars contained a variety of flammable liquids, gases, and solid materials, including, 1,3-butadiene, cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone,

Family Life: Moms can't always trust their instincts  -  Jan 29, 2007
Greensboro News Record,Because she is a Type 1 diabetic, we knew to pay special attention to her blood sugar and check the ketone levels in her urine.

San Francisco company settles with US EPA in hazardous chemical case  -  18 Jan 2007
U.S. EPA.gov (press release),In a September 2006 civil complaint the EPA alleged that McGlennon did not submit timely reports for its use of methyl ethyl ketone and xylene between 2001

Kentucky Train Chemicals Still Burning  -  18 Jan 2007
FireFighting News.comThe chemicals that spilled when the cars derailed were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene and alcohol, according to CSX.

Crews Burning Off Remaining Chemicals  -  18 Jan 2007
Forbes,The chemicals that spilled when the cars derailed were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene and alcohol, according to CSX Corp.

Frustration grows for evacuees forced from homes by train crash  -  18 Jan 2007
WAVE,The chemicals that spilled when the cars derailed were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene and alcohol, according to CSX.

New analysis concludes Napoleon died of stomach cancer, not ...  -  18 Jan 2007
North County Times,The chemicals spilled when the 12 train cars derailed Tuesday were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene and alcohol, said Gary Sease,

Crews burn off remaining chemicals  -  Jan 17, 2007
Hinesberg Journal,The chemicals spilled when the 12 train cars derailed Tuesday were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene and alcohol, said Gary Sease,

Chemicals involved in Bullitt derailment  -  Jan 17, 2007
Kentucky.com,Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone: A common industrial solvent used as paint remover and in lacquers, cements, adhesives and cleaning fluids.

Train blaze continues to burn in Ky.  -  Jan 17, 2007
Pioneer Times-Journal,The chemicals released when 12 of the train cars derailed were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene and alcohol, said Gary Sease, a CSX spokesman.

74 charges against "Baseline Killer"  -  Jan 17, 2007
Seattle Times,The chemicals on the CSX train contributing to the fire were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene and alcohol, said Gary Sease, a CSX spokesman.

Want to Smell Better? Practice!  -  Dec 28, 2006
CBS News,Those who experienced minty, alcohol-based, or ketone-based smells became experts in those categories. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI),

National Briefs  -  Jan 16, 2007
Winston-Salem Journal (subscription),The chemicals on the CSX train contributing to the fire were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene and alcohol, said Gary Sease, a CSX spokesman.

Embryo saved from Katrina's flood is now a boy named Noah  -  Jan 16, 2007
North County Times,The chemicals on the CSX train contributing to the fire were cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone, butadiene and alcohol, said Gary Sease, a CSX spokesman.

Benefits of ketogenic diets  -  Jan 5, 2007
Am J Clin Nutr (subscription),Although slightly delayed, the concentration of blood ketone bodies increases from a negligible value to 2 mmol/L (2, 3). As noted decades ago, after 3 d,

Glucose Levels Trigger Compensation For Type 2 Diabetics  -  Jan 5, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Ketone bodies -- Ketone bodies are three chemicals that are produced as by-products when fatty acids are broken down for energy. Contrary to what the name

Berkeley Scientists Find New Way to Trap And Hold Intermediate  -  Jan 3, 2007
Laboratory Network,Of particular interest were positively charged ions (cations) of imines that form when amines react with ketone molecules. “Methods to efficiently generate

Rumpke Fined For Hazardous Materials Waste  -  Dec 28, 2006
WCPO,...a small amount of chromium from Clean Harbors and several hundred pounds of shop rags from General Polymers which contained methyl ethyl ketone.

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