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propionigenesis

propionigenesis noun: the biogenesis of propionate (especially from carbohydrates).

Noun

propionigenesis (uncountable)

  1. The biogenesis of propionate (especially from carbohydrates).
    • Nitrate reduction can compete with propionigenesis for reducing equivalents as it is thermodynamically more favorable, diverting glucose fermentation away from the propionigenesis into acetate in Dairy1 and butyrate in Dairy 2.2015 October 29, “Does Dietary Mitigation of Enteric Methane Production Affect Rumen Function and Animal Productivity in Dairy Cows?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of propionigenesis

From propionate + -genesis.

Questions about propionigenesis

What does propionigenesis mean?
Propionigenesis means the biogenesis of propionate (especially from carbohydrates).
What part of speech is propionigenesis?
Propionigenesis is a noun.

Words near propionigenesis in the dictionary

  1. propionibacteria
  2. propionibacterial
  3. propionibacterium
  4. propionic
  5. propionic acid
  6. propionigenesis
  7. propionitril
  8. propionitrile
  9. propionitriles
  10. propionohydroxamic acid
  11. propionyl

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