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Article #1785Re: Do any bad-smelling compounds result from anoxic bacterial decomposition of ethanol?
From: lucasea
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 01:56
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 01:56
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"Radium" <glucegen1@excite.com> wrote in message news:1151454830.817540.46960@y41g2000cwy.googlegroups.com... > > biovirus04@gmail.com wrote: >> Radium wrote: >> >> > What odorous chemicals do anaerobic bacteria [excluding the >> > acetic-acid-producing bacteria] produce when they feed on ethanol in an >> > oxygen-free environment? What do these compounds' odors resemble? >> >> However, there is an organism called Clostridium kluyveri that breaks >> down EtOH anaerobically. It's the only one I know of that can break >> down EtOH, but I'm no expert on metabolism. The reaction that it >> carries out is: >> >> EtOH + Acetate + CO2 --> Caproate + Butyrate + H2 >> > > What if there is no acetate or CO2? Then there is no life. Both are either intracellular intermediates or products of a variety of essential biological processes. Eric Lucas
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