catabolite repression

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A decrease in the activity of certain auxiliary catabolic @E02159@ when a surplus of an (easily metabolizable) substrate is available. Commonly this effect is caused by glucose (glucose @R05304@) or by @M03859@ produced from glucose.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 149 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'catabolite repression' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00871 RIS BibTex EndNote
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