Medical Definition of Pasteur effect

1. Decrease in the rate of carbohydrate breakdown that occurs in yeast and other cells when switched from anaerobic to aerobic conditions. Results from a relatively slow flux of material through the biochemical pathways of respiration compared with those of fermentation. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pasteur Effect

pasteurised
pasteuriser
pasteurises
pasteurising
pasteurism
pasteurization
pasteurization
pasteurizations
pasteurize
pasteurized
pasteurized milk
pasteurizer
pasteurizers
pasteurizes
pasteurizing
Pasteur effect (current term)
Pasteur pipette
Pasteur vaccine
Pastia
Pastia's sign
pasticci
pasticcio
pasticcios
pastiche
pastiches
pasticheur
pasticheurs
pastie
pastier
pasties

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