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photobiosynthesis

noun

Etymology

From photo- + biosynthesis.

  1. derived from σύνθεσις
  2. derived from synthesis
  3. formed as biosynthesis — “bio- + synthesis”
  4. prefixed as photobiosynthesis — “photo + biosynthesis”

Definitions

  1. biosynthesis that is induced or regulated by light

    • To channel metabolic flux generated in photobiosynthesis into lipid biosynthesis, implementation of some PGRs, vitamins, and lipid precursors could lead to an increase in total catabolism activation and lipid accumulation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for photobiosynthesis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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