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Acetogen

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acetogenesisnoun(biochemistry) The anaerobic production of acetic acid or acetate by bacteria.
acetobacternounAny 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.
acidogennounAny acidogenic organism
homoacetogennounAny homoacetogenic bacterium
acetoclastisnoun(biochemistry) The splitting of acetate into methane and carbon dioxide by some methanogens.
actogeninnounMisspelling of acetogenin. [(organic chemistry) A polyketide.]
acinetobacternounAny bacterium of the genus Acinetobacter.
bioaldehydenounAny aldehyde produced by fermentation or similar enzymatic activity
acidogenesisnoun(biochemistry) The biochemical formation of acids
acetylatornoun(biochemistry) A human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).
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.
acetatelyasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that cuts off acetate from another molecule.
acetaldehydasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid
saccharogennounSomething that produces sugar
acetylesterasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acetate ester.
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
acetylasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes acetylation or deacetylation
acerogeninnounAny of a class of diarylheptanoids found in Acer maximowiczianum.
acetokinasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of acetate as part of glycolysis

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