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Meaning of Crabtree effect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

crabwalk crabweed crabwood Crăcăoani Cracău Cracăul Alb

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