Under water and acid hydrolysis copper acetylide produces essentiallyacetylene.From theCambridge English Corpus
Samples assayed for nitrogenase activity byacetylenereduction indicated that nitrogenase activity occurred in the dark.From theCambridge English Corpus
Even the possibility of methanogenic life consumingacetyleneand hydrogen or silane-based life in hydrocarbon lakes has been speculated.From theCambridge English Corpus
Localization of nitrogenase activity as assayed byacetylenereduction.From theCambridge English Corpus
The gas phase in the syringe was replaced withacetylene(10% v/v) and the syringe was incubated for 25 mins.From theCambridge English Corpus
The chemical synthesis begins with the formation ofacetylene, the first building block of benzene, in carbon stars.From theCambridge English Corpus
Theacetylenereduction assay for measuring nitrogen fixation in waterlogged soil.From theCambridge English Corpus
Overturning may drive suspension and redistribution of solidacetyleneon the lake bottom.From theCambridge English Corpus
Studies on the photolysis ofacetyleneand diacetylene have also been reported.From theCambridge English Corpus
Theacetylenereduction method for measuring nitrogenase activity.From theCambridge English Corpus
Rates of nitrogen fixation were determined using theacetylenereduction method.From theCambridge English Corpus
After measuring theacetylenereduction, the soil cores were air-dried in the shade and the dry weights recorded.From theCambridge English Corpus
Controls were run with noacetylene.From theCambridge English Corpus
Functionalized acetylenes in organic synthesis.From theCambridge English Corpus
Alternatively,acetylenemay 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.From theCambridge English Corpus
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