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Acetobacter
Any of the genus Acetobacter of acetic acid bacteria characterized by the ability to convert ethanol to acetic acid in the presence of oxygen, and used in the commercial production of vinegar.
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Any of the genus Acetobacter of acetic acid bacteria characterized by the ability to convert ethanol to acetic acid in the presence of oxygen, and used in the commercial production of vinegar.
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| Word | Definition |
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| acetogennoun | (biology) Any organism that generates acetic acid or acetate as a product of acetogenesis. |
| acinetobacternoun | Any bacterium of the genus Acinetobacter. |
| acetogenesisnoun | (biochemistry) The anaerobic production of acetic acid or acetate by bacteria. |
| homoacetogennoun | Any homoacetogenic bacterium |
| acetoclastisnoun | (biochemistry) The splitting of acetate into methane and carbon dioxide by some methanogens. |
| acidogennoun | Any acidogenic organism |
| bioaldehydenoun | Any aldehyde produced by fermentation or similar enzymatic activity |
| acetoacetasenoun | (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an acetoacetate |
| transacetylasenoun | (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from one molecule to another. It is produced by the ‘a’ structural gene of the lac operon. |
| fermentationnoun | (biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide |
| acetylatornoun | (biochemistry) A human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent). |
| oxacillinasenoun | (biochemistry) Any of the OXA group of beta-lactamases, found mainly in Acinetobacter species. |
| acetylesterasenoun | (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acetate ester. |
| acetaldehydasenoun | (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid |
| lactobacillusnoun | Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid |
| acidophilusnoun | Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt |
| zetaproteobacteriumnoun | Any protobacterium of the class Zetaproteobacteria of proteobacteria. |
| acetylatasenoun | (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses acetylation |
| acetyltransferasenoun | (biochemistry) transacetylase |
| acetylizernoun | Synonym of acetylator. |
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