Pasteur effect

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English

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Etymology

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Named after Louis Pasteur who first described the effect in 1857.

Noun

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Pasteur effect (plural Pasteur effects)

  1. (biochemistry) The phenomenon in which the cellular presence of oxygen causes in cells a decrease in the rate of glycolysis and also a suppression of lactate accumulation.

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