nonacetogenic

N1O1N1A1C3E1T1O1G2E1N1I1C3

adjective

Not acetogenic.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivenonacetogenic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot acetogenic.

    Indeed, given the type of microzone in which an acetogen would likely prefer in a habitat like soil, the best nonacetogenic partner would be a microaerophile.

    2007, Lars G. Ljungdahl, Michael W. Adams, Larry L. Barton, Biochemistry and Physiology of Anaerobic Bacteria, page 177
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    Though beyound the scope of this chapter, it should be mentioned that nonacetogenic bacteria (e.g., sulfate-reducing bacteria) and members of the domain Archaea (e.g., methanogens) use metabolic pathways that are very similar to the acetyl-CoA pathway for either the assimilation of CO2 (i.e., carbon) into biomass or the oxidation of acetate [64,64]; thus, the acetyl-CoA pathway is not restricted to acetogens and has broad biological significance [49].

    2005, Peter Duerre, Handbook on Clostridia, page 721

    The researchers concluded: "Results in this study suggest that E. coli excretes and scavenges acetate simultaneously in the carbon-limited low growth condition and in nonacetogenic carbon source, and the activity of the acetate consumption pathway directly affects the accumulation level of acetate in the cluture broth."

    2012, Advances in Escherichia Research and Application, page 150

Origin

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