THE OXIDATION OF ACETONE BY A SOIL DIPHTHEROID

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Abstract
A diphtheroid has been isolated from soil that is capable of oxidizing acetone. The ability to oxidize acetone in adaptive, requiring growth of the organism in its presence. Adaptive expts. suggest that acetol and acetaldehyde are intermediates in the oxidation of acetone. Propylene glycol is neither a precursor of acetone nor an intermediate in its oxidation, but appears to be oxidized via the same pathway as acetone, with acetol and acetaldehyde serving as intermediates. The role of acetol as an intermediate in acetone oxidation has also been demonstrated by isotopic expts.