Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Diacetyl

Index Diacetyl

Diacetyl (IUPAC systematic name: butanedione or butane-2,3-dione) is an organic compound with the chemical formula (CH3CO)2. [1]

65 relations: Acetaldehyde, Acetic acid, Acetoin, Acetolactic acid, Acetyl-CoA, Acetylpropionyl, Act II (popcorn), Alcoholic drink, Alzheimer's disease, Amyloid beta, Artificial butter flavoring, Beta-Carotene, Bronchiolitis obliterans, Butter, Butterscotch, California State Legislature, Carbon dioxide, Carbonyl group, Chardonnay, Chemical & Engineering News, Chemical formula, Chemical Research in Toxicology, Coffee, Conagra Brands, Culex, Decarboxylation, Dehydrogenation, Denver, Diketone, Drosophila melanogaster, Electronic cigarette, Electronic cigarette aerosol and liquid, European Commission, European Food Safety Authority, Fermentation, Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association, Furfural, In vitro, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Journal of Bacteriology, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Ketone, Lung, Margarine, Merck Index, Microwave popcorn, Missouri, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, ..., Organic compound, Orville Redenbacher's, Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy, Pyruvic acid, Systematic name, Thiamine pyrophosphate, United Food and Commercial Workers, United States dollar, Valine, Vegetable oil, Vicinal (chemistry), Weaver Popcorn Company, 1,3-Butadiene, 1-Hexanol, 2,3-Butanediol. Expand index (15 more) »

Acetaldehyde

Acetaldehyde (systematic name ethanal) is an organic chemical compound with the formula CH3CHO, sometimes abbreviated by chemists as MeCHO (Me.

New!!: Diacetyl and Acetaldehyde · See more »

Acetic acid

Acetic acid, systematically named ethanoic acid, is a colourless liquid organic compound with the chemical formula CH3COOH (also written as CH3CO2H or C2H4O2).

New!!: Diacetyl and Acetic acid · See more »

Acetoin

Acetoin, also known as 3-hydroxybutanone or acetyl methyl carbinol, with the molecular formula is C4H8O2, is a colorless or pale yellow to green yellow liquid with a pleasant, buttery odor.

New!!: Diacetyl and Acetoin · See more »

Acetolactic acid

α-Acetolactic acid (α-acetolactate) is a precursor in the biosynthesis of the branched chain amino acids valine and leucine.

New!!: Diacetyl and Acetolactic acid · See more »

Acetyl-CoA

Acetyl-CoA (acetyl coenzyme A) is a molecule that participates in many biochemical reactions in protein, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.

New!!: Diacetyl and Acetyl-CoA · See more »

Acetylpropionyl

Acetylpropionyl, also known as acetyl propionyl or 2,3-pentanedione, is an organic compound, more specifically a diketone.

New!!: Diacetyl and Acetylpropionyl · See more »

Act II (popcorn)

Act II is a brand of popcorn in North America that is ostensibly based on the look and taste of movie theater popcorn.

New!!: Diacetyl and Act II (popcorn) · See more »

Alcoholic drink

An alcoholic drink (or alcoholic beverage) is a drink that contains ethanol, a type of alcohol produced by fermentation of grains, fruits, or other sources of sugar.

New!!: Diacetyl and Alcoholic drink · See more »

Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD), also referred to simply as Alzheimer's, is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time.

New!!: Diacetyl and Alzheimer's disease · See more »

Amyloid beta

Amyloid beta (Aβ or Abeta) denotes peptides of 36–43 amino acids that are crucially involved in Alzheimer's disease as the main component of the amyloid plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer patients.

New!!: Diacetyl and Amyloid beta · See more »

Artificial butter flavoring

Artificial butter flavoring may contain diacetyl, acetylpropionyl, or acetoin, three natural compounds in butter that contribute to its characteristic flavor.

New!!: Diacetyl and Artificial butter flavoring · See more »

Beta-Carotene

β-Carotene is an organic, strongly colored red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruits.

New!!: Diacetyl and Beta-Carotene · See more »

Bronchiolitis obliterans

Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO), informally known as popcorn lung, is a disease that results in obstruction of the smallest airways of the lungs (bronchioles) due to inflammation.

New!!: Diacetyl and Bronchiolitis obliterans · See more »

Butter

Butter is a dairy product containing up to 80% butterfat (in commercial products) which is solid when chilled and at room temperature in some regions and liquid when warmed.

New!!: Diacetyl and Butter · See more »

Butterscotch

Butterscotch is a type of confectionery whose primary ingredients are brown sugar and butter, but other ingredients are part of some recipes, such as corn syrup, cream, vanilla and salt.

New!!: Diacetyl and Butterscotch · See more »

California State Legislature

The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California.

New!!: Diacetyl and California State Legislature · See more »

Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide (chemical formula) is a colorless gas with a density about 60% higher than that of dry air.

New!!: Diacetyl and Carbon dioxide · See more »

Carbonyl group

In organic chemistry, a carbonyl group is a functional group composed of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom: C.

New!!: Diacetyl and Carbonyl group · See more »

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine.

New!!: Diacetyl and Chardonnay · See more »

Chemical & Engineering News

Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) is a weekly trade magazine published by the American Chemical Society, providing professional and technical information in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering.

New!!: Diacetyl and Chemical & Engineering News · See more »

Chemical formula

A chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, such as parentheses, dashes, brackets, commas and plus (+) and minus (−) signs.

New!!: Diacetyl and Chemical formula · See more »

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Chemical Research in Toxicology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published since 1988 by the American Chemical Society.

New!!: Diacetyl and Chemical Research in Toxicology · See more »

Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant.

New!!: Diacetyl and Coffee · See more »

Conagra Brands

Conagra Brands, Inc. is a North American packaged foods company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

New!!: Diacetyl and Conagra Brands · See more »

Culex

Culex is a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which serve as vectors of one or more important diseases of birds, humans, and other animals.

New!!: Diacetyl and Culex · See more »

Decarboxylation

Decarboxylation is a chemical reaction that removes a carboxyl group and releases carbon dioxide (CO2).

New!!: Diacetyl and Decarboxylation · See more »

Dehydrogenation

Dehydrogenation is a chemical reaction that involves the removal of hydrogen from an organic molecule.

New!!: Diacetyl and Dehydrogenation · See more »

Denver

Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.

New!!: Diacetyl and Denver · See more »

Diketone

A diketone or dione is a molecule containing two ketone groups.

New!!: Diacetyl and Diketone · See more »

Drosophila melanogaster

Drosophila melanogaster is a species of fly (the taxonomic order Diptera) in the family Drosophilidae.

New!!: Diacetyl and Drosophila melanogaster · See more »

Electronic cigarette

An electronic cigarette or e-cigarette is a handheld electronic device that simulates the feeling of tobacco smoking.

New!!: Diacetyl and Electronic cigarette · See more »

Electronic cigarette aerosol and liquid

Electronic cigarette aerosol and liquid (sometimes referred to as E-liquid) is the mixture used in vapor products such as electronic cigarettes.

New!!: Diacetyl and Electronic cigarette aerosol and liquid · See more »

European Commission

The European Commission (EC) is an institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.

New!!: Diacetyl and European Commission · See more »

European Food Safety Authority

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain.

New!!: Diacetyl and European Food Safety Authority · See more »

Fermentation

Fermentation is a metabolic process that consumes sugar in the absence of oxygen.

New!!: Diacetyl and Fermentation · See more »

Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association

The Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) of the United States was founded in 1909 by several flavor firms in response to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.

New!!: Diacetyl and Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association · See more »

Furfural

Furfural is an organic compound produced from a variety of agricultural byproducts, including corncobs, oat, wheat bran, and sawdust.

New!!: Diacetyl and Furfural · See more »

In vitro

In vitro (meaning: in the glass) studies are performed with microorganisms, cells, or biological molecules outside their normal biological context.

New!!: Diacetyl and In vitro · See more »

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) is a labor union in the United States and Canada.

New!!: Diacetyl and International Brotherhood of Teamsters · See more »

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations that represents chemists in individual countries.

New!!: Diacetyl and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry · See more »

Journal of Bacteriology

The Journal of Bacteriology is a peer-reviewed medical journal established in 1916.

New!!: Diacetyl and Journal of Bacteriology · See more »

Journal of the American Chemical Society

The Journal of the American Chemical Society (also known as JACS) is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1879 by the American Chemical Society.

New!!: Diacetyl and Journal of the American Chemical Society · See more »

Ketone

In chemistry, a ketone (alkanone) is an organic compound with the structure RC(.

New!!: Diacetyl and Ketone · See more »

Lung

The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and many other animals including a few fish and some snails.

New!!: Diacetyl and Lung · See more »

Margarine

Margarine is an imitation butter spread used for flavoring, baking, and cooking.

New!!: Diacetyl and Margarine · See more »

Merck Index

The Merck Index is an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals with over 10,000 monographs on single substances or groups of related compounds.

New!!: Diacetyl and Merck Index · See more »

Microwave popcorn

Microwave popcorn is a convenience food consisting of unpopped popcorn in an enhanced, sealed paper bag intended to be heated in a microwave oven.

New!!: Diacetyl and Microwave popcorn · See more »

Missouri

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States.

New!!: Diacetyl and Missouri · See more »

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the United States federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.

New!!: Diacetyl and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health · See more »

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor.

New!!: Diacetyl and Occupational Safety and Health Administration · See more »

Organic compound

In chemistry, an organic compound is generally any chemical compound that contains carbon.

New!!: Diacetyl and Organic compound · See more »

Orville Redenbacher's

Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popping Corn is a brand of popcorn made originally by Chester Inc.

New!!: Diacetyl and Orville Redenbacher's · See more »

Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy

The Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy (SKAPP), based at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., examines the nature of science and the ways in which it is both used and misused in government decision-making and legal proceedings.

New!!: Diacetyl and Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy · See more »

Pyruvic acid

Pyruvic acid (CH3COCOOH) is the simplest of the alpha-keto acids, with a carboxylic acid and a ketone functional group.

New!!: Diacetyl and Pyruvic acid · See more »

Systematic name

A systematic name is a name given in a systematic way to one unique group, organism, object or chemical substance, out of a specific population or collection.

New!!: Diacetyl and Systematic name · See more »

Thiamine pyrophosphate

Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP or ThPP), or thiamine diphosphate (ThDP), or cocarboxylase is a thiamine (vitamin B1) derivative which is produced by the enzyme thiamine diphosphokinase.

New!!: Diacetyl and Thiamine pyrophosphate · See more »

United Food and Commercial Workers

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is a labor union representing approximately 1.3 million workers in the United States and Canada in industries including retail; meatpacking, food processing and manufacturing; hospitality; agriculture; cannabis; chemical trades; security; textile, and health care.

New!!: Diacetyl and United Food and Commercial Workers · See more »

United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

New!!: Diacetyl and United States dollar · See more »

Valine

Valine (symbol Val or V) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

New!!: Diacetyl and Valine · See more »

Vegetable oil

Vegetable oils, or vegetable fats, are fats extracted from seeds, or less often, from other parts of fruits.

New!!: Diacetyl and Vegetable oil · See more »

Vicinal (chemistry)

In chemistry the descriptor vicinal (from Latin vicinus.

New!!: Diacetyl and Vicinal (chemistry) · See more »

Weaver Popcorn Company

The Weaver Popcorn Company, based in Van Buren, Indiana, is one of the largest popcorn companies in the United States.

New!!: Diacetyl and Weaver Popcorn Company · See more »

1,3-Butadiene

1,3-Butadiene is the organic compound with the formula (CH2.

New!!: Diacetyl and 1,3-Butadiene · See more »

1-Hexanol

1-Hexanol is an organic alcohol with a six-carbon chain and a condensed structural formula of CH3(CH2)5OH.

New!!: Diacetyl and 1-Hexanol · See more »

2,3-Butanediol

2,3-Butanediol (HOCHMe)2 has three stereoisomers, all of which are colorless, viscous liquids.

New!!: Diacetyl and 2,3-Butanediol · See more »

Redirects here:

2,3-Butanedione, 2,3-butanedione, 2,3-diketobutane, Biacetyl, Butandione, Butane-2,3-dione, Dimethyl diketone.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacetyl

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »