Acidification test

In 1989, an experimental study designed by the International Dairy Federation in 53 laboratories of 22 different countries to achieve deeper insight into state of proficiency of routinely applied tests showed that the most frequently used microbial inhibitor screening tests were the disc assays with Bacillus stearo-tliermopliilus, Delvotest-P, Brilliant black reduction test, acidification test, CHARM II test, and the Penzyme test (32), Currently available microbial inhibitor tests for screening of residual antibacterials in milk and milk products are presented in Table 27.1. 

In the Accusphere test a freeze-dried sphere containing the test organism Streptococcus thermophilus and bromocresol purple as indicator disperses into the test milk sample. The acidification test is very similar the milk sample is heated to be further inoculated with a Streptococcus thermophilus culture containing yeast extract, bromocresol purple indicator, and trimethoprim. It is then incubated for 2.5 h at 45 C (33). In the presence of inhibitory substances, the organism growth is suppressed, acid production is reduced or eliminated, and the color of the indicator remains unchanged. Addition of penicillinase to a positive milk sample results in change of the color of the indicator from purple to yellow when only -lactams are present. 

This test is 100 times more sensitive than the acidification test.5... 

Precipitation with copper sulphate (see p. 200) also affords a test which is considerably more sensitive than.the acidification test, and the result is not affected by the presence of polythionates. 

Backman, U., Danielson, B.G., Sohtell, M. A short duration renal acidification test. Scand. J. Urol. Nephrol. 35 (suppl) 33-48 (1976). 

Nitrogen. To one portion of the filtrate, add z-3 ml. of 10, aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, then add about o-2 g. of ferrous sulphate and proceed as in the Lassaigiie nitrogen test (p, 322). Note, however, that the fiUal acidification with dilute siiphiiric acid must be made with care, owing to the vigorous evolution of carbon dioxide from the carbonate present. 

Upon fusion with caustic alkah (for experimental details, see Section IV,33,2) and acidification of the aqueous extract, hydrogen sulphide is evolved (detected by lead acetate paper). This test is given by aU organic compounds of divalent sulphur (RSH, R SR" and R SSR"). 

Aromatic aldehydes react with the dimedone reagent (Section 111,70,2). All aromatic aldehydes (i) reduce ammoniacal silver nitrate solution and (ii) restore the colour of SchifiF s reagent many react with sodium bisulphite solution. They do not, in general, reduce Fehling s solution or Benedict s solution. Unlike aliphatic aldehydes, they usually undergo the Cannizzaro reaction (see Section IV,123) under the influence of sodium hydroxide solution. For full experimental details of the above tests, see under Ali-phalic Aldehydes, Section 111,70. They are easily oxidised by dilute alkaline permanganate solution at the ordinary temperature after removal of the manganese dioxide by sulphur dioxide or by sodium bisulphite, the acid can be obtained by acidification of the solution. 

Cool the flask in ice, acidify with 10 ml. of cold 1 1-hydro-chloric acid and distil under reduced pressure (water pump) until most of the alcohol is removed. Add water to the residue, extract several times with ether, wash the combined ethereal extracts with N ammonia solution until a test portion gives no precipitate upon acidification. Extract the combined alkahne solutions once with a fresh portion of ether, and add the aqueous solution to an excess of dilute hydrochloric acid the final mixture should still be acidic to Congo red. Collect the crystalhne half-ester by filtration at the pump, wash it with water and dry at 100°. The yield is 14-5 g., m.p. 122-125°. Recrystallise by dissolving in about 40 ml. of warm benzene and adding an equal volume of petroleum ether (b.p. 40- 60°) 13 -5 g. of the colourless half-ester, m.p. 125-126°, are obtained. 

Most manufacturing equipment should be made of stainless steel. The liming tanks, however, can be either concrete or wood (qv). Properly lined iron tanks are often used for the washing and acidification, ie, souring, operations. Most gelatin plants achieve efficient processes by operating around the clock. The product is tested in batches and again as blends to confirm conformance to customer specifications. 

The ability of purified PemB to demethylate pectin was confirmed using different techniques. Addition of PemB to a pectin solution (98% methylated) caused an acidification of the reaction medium tested by NaOH titration and by pH indicator colour change. Analysis of the reaction end products by gas chromotography indicated that methanol was formed. These results showed that PemB is able to demethylate pectin, liberating acidic groups and methanol. 

Although it has not been proven that acidification of the urine to increase PCP excretion alters the duration of the symptoms of psychosis, it appears appropriate to facilitate excretion of PCP from the adipose tissue in which it is stored in any PCP user (Done 1980). Maintaining the urine pH at an acid level for several weeks, even though the mental status is normal, is advised. It is important to test the pH of the urine to ensure compliance with the acidification. We have found that PCP becomes detectable in acidified urine for a time, even after being undetectable in alkaline urine, in previously intoxicated individuals. We have not found a change in mental status to result from such acidification treatment and resultant enhanced PCP excretion. 

The concentration of chlorine dioxide, chlorite and total oxidants was determined on site using a portable colorimeter (Palintest Photometer 5000) and a modification of the DPD test in which any chlorine species are complexed with glycine to ensure only chlorine dioxide reacts with DPD. The chlorite and total oxidants are then determined on a fresh sample by acidification and neutralisation in the presence of potassium iodide. The initial dose level was set at 0.3ppm chlorine dioxide injected in the water feed to the cold... 

The sample is acidified with sulfuric acid. The bromide content is then determined by the volumetric procedure described by Kolthoff and Yutzy [21 ]. In this procedure the buffered sample is treated with excess sodium hypochlorite to oxidise bromide to bromate. Excess hypochlorite is then destroyed by addition of sodium formate. Acidification of the test solution with sulfuric acid followed by addition of excess potassium iodide liberates an amount of iodine equivalent to the bromate (i.e., the original bromide) content of the sample. The liberated iodine is titrated with standard sodium thiosulfate. 

The applicability of these approaches for the assessment of acidification loading on the terrestrial ecosystems in Asia is made here using the examples of Asian domain (Asian part of Russia, China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and Thailand). In spite of the great differences in climate, soil and vegetation conditions, these regions can serve as a good test of the proposed methodology. 

Preparative Photolysis. The preparative photolysis of an aqueous solution (pH=8.5) of AETSAPPE (2.5 M) was conducted in a 1-inch diameter quartz test tube in a Rayonet Reactor (Southern New England Radiation Co.) fitted with 254 nm lamps. Within two hours the solution gelled and the reaction was terminated. Upon acidification the solution cleared, and the product could be re-precipitated by addition of base. This indicates loss of the thiosulfate functionality. The product was dissolved in dilute HC1, precipitated with acetone, and filtered. This process was repeated three times, and the final precipitate was washed with water. The product (20 to 30 mg) was dried in vacuo for 24 hours and stored in a dessicator until use. Comparison of the13 C NMR spectrum of the product with the starting AETSAPPE 13C NMR spectrum clearly shows that the thiosulfate methylene peak shifted upfield, from 39 ppm to 35 ppm. The complete 13 C NMR and IR analysis of the product were consistent with the disulfide product. Further, elemental analysis of the product confirmed that the product was the desired disulfide product 2-amino (2-hydroxy 3-(phenyl ether) propyl) ethyl disulfide (AHPEPED) Expected C 58.39, H 7.08, N 6.20, S 14.18 actual C 58.26, H 7.22, N 6.06, S 14.28. 

Smirnova et al. [5] have described a simple non-enzymatic method of quantitative determination of adenosine triphosphate in activated sludge from aeration tanks. Extraction of the nucleotides in boiling distilled water was followed by removal of the protein impurities by acidification. Barium salts of di- and triphosphates of the nucleotides were precipitated and the precipitate was washed and dissolved in acid to convert the barium salts to sodium salts. The quantity of adenosine triphosphate was determined quantitatively by inorganic phosphorus in the liquid over the precipitate before and after acid hydrolysis, and by ultraviolet absorption spectra. The method was tested in activated sludge from operational sewage works. There was good agreement between the adenosine triphosphate content determined spectrophotometrically and by phosphorus, despite the presence of small quantities of secondary impurities. 

Kirk et al. (1990b) and Kirk and Solivas (1994) used the above understanding of oxidation kinetics to develop a model of soil oxygenation. The model allows for the diffnsion of O2 into the soil, the diffnsion of Fe + towards the oxidizing surface, the rate of formation and concentration profile of the Fe(OH)3 formed, and the diffusion by acid-base transfer of the acidity formed H3O+ diffusing away from the zone of acidification and HCOs (derived from CO2) towards it. The principal equations are as follows, expressed in planar geometry so as to be able to test the predictions against experimentally measnred reactant profiles. 

Drug/Lab test interactions A metabolite of tolbutamide in the urine may give a false-positive reaction for albumin if measured by the acidification-after-boiling test. 

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