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acetogenesis

acetogenesis noun: the anaerobic production of acetic acid or acetate by bacteria.

Noun

acetogenesis

  1. The anaerobic production of acetic acid or acetate by bacteria.
    • It is the opinion of Snoswell and co-workers that the balance between hepatic production of acetate and ketone bodies may be determined by the availability of carnitine, increased concentrations of this compound leading to decreased ketogenesis and increased acetogenesis (A. M. Snoswell, personal...1977, G. David Baird, “Aspects of ruminant intermediary metabolism in relation to ketosis”, in Biochemical Reviews, page 819

Origin of acetogenesis

From aceto- + -genesis.

Words formed from acetogenesis

Questions about acetogenesis

What does acetogenesis mean?
Acetogenesis means the anaerobic production of acetic acid or acetate by bacteria.
What part of speech is acetogenesis?
Acetogenesis is a noun.

Words near acetogenesis in the dictionary

  1. acetoclastically
  2. acetoclastis
  3. acetoclasts
  4. acetoclasty
  5. acetogen
  6. acetogenesis
  7. acetogenic
  8. acetogenin
  9. acetogenins
  10. acetogens
  11. acetoglyceride

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