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propionigenesis en · NOUN

Etymology

From propionate + -genesis.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The biogenesis of propionate (especially from carbohydrates).
    • Nitrate reduction can compete with propionigenesis for reducing equivalents as it is thermodynamically more favorable, diverting glucose fermentation away from the propionigenesis into acetate in Dairy1 and butyrate in Dairy 2. 2015 October 29, “Does Dietary Mitigation of Enteric Methane Production Affect Rumen Function and Animal Productivity in Dairy Cows?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: