catabolite repression

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A decrease in the activity of certain auxiliary catabolic @[email protected] when a surplus of an (easily metabolizable) substrate is available. Commonly this effect is caused by glucose (glucose @[email protected]) or by @[email protected] produced from glucose.
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PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 149 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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