Preferred Label : catabolite repression;
IUPAC definition : A decrease in the activity of certain auxiliary catabolic enzymes when a surplus of
an (easily metabolizable) substrate is available. Commonly this effect is caused by
glucose (glucose repression) or by metabolites produced from glucose.;
Origin ID : C00871;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
See also
A decrease in the activity of certain auxiliary catabolic enzymes when a surplus of
an (easily metabolizable) substrate is available. Commonly this effect is caused by
glucose (glucose repression) or by metabolites produced from glucose.