| Crabtree effect | Inhibition of cellular respiration of isolated systems by high concentrations of glucose; a "reciprocal" of Pasteur's effect; due, in part, to the inhibition of hexokinase by elevated glucose-6-phosphate. Compare: Pasteur's effect. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Crabtree, Herbert | <person> 20th century English physician and biochemist. See: Crabtree effect. (05 Mar 2000) |