| butanol | Preferred chemical name for n-butyl alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| butanol dehydrogenase | <enzyme> From clostridium acetobutylicum; reduces butyraldehyde to butanol; has higher activity on longer chain (c5,c6 or c7) aldehydes Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- Synonym: NADH-dependent butanol dehydrogenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| butanol, butyl alcohol | An alcohol with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)30H. It is formed during anaerobic fermentation using bacteria to convert the sugars to butanol and carbon dioxide. (05 Dec 1998) |
| butanol-extractable iodine | Iodine that can be separated from plasma proteins by butanol or other extractable solvents; used to measure thyroid function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| butanol-extractable iodine test | An obsolete test for thyroid function, applicable in patients who have received large amounts of iodine or iodised products. Synonym: BEI test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| butanols | Isomeric forms and derivatives of butanol (c4h9oh). (12 Dec 1998) |
| acetone-butanol fermentation | <biochemistry, microbiology> The formation of acetone and butanol through the fermentation of glucose by Clostridium acetobutylicum. However, most industrial plants make acetone and butanol through synthetic processes that use petrochemicals. (06 May 1997) |
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