Crabtree effects

A form of Crabtree effect — The phenomenon whereby the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, produces ethanol in aerobic conditions at high external glucose concentrations rather than aerobically producing biomass via the tricarboxylic acid cycle as it's common in most yeasts.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Crabtree effect
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