0 a gas with a strong smell that burns with a very hot, bright flame, used in cutting and joining metal --
Alternatively, acetylene may yield amino acids directly via a conversion of an alkyne to the corresponding aldehyde, which then forms an alpha amino nitrile and eventually an amino acid.
Functionalized acetylenes in organic synthesis.
Controls were run with no acetylene.
After measuring the acetylene reduction, the soil cores were air-dried in the shade and the dry weights recorded.
Rates of nitrogen fixation were determined using the acetylene reduction method.
The acetylene reduction method for measuring nitrogenase activity.
Studies on the photolysis of acetylene and diacetylene have also been reported.
Overturning may drive suspension and redistribution of solid acetylene on the lake bottom.
