auxotrophism

English

Etymology

From auxo- +‎ -trophism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔːksəˈtɹəʊfɪzəm/

Noun

auxotrophism (plural auxotrophisms)

1. Synonym of auxotrophy
   • 1977, Joseph F. Saunders, Stephen K. Carter, Florence I. Gregoric, Methods of Development of New Anticancer Drugs, page 214:

     The ability of most antitumor agents to act on the synthesis of proteins and nucleic acids extends to microbe cells, but sometimes it is manifested only under conditions of auxotrophism of microbes for the same metabolites that the preparations antagonize and of restriction on the number of these metabolites in the medium.

   • 1985, Lloyd H. Smith, Samuel O. Thier, Pathophysiology: The Biological Principles of Disease, page 437:

     This disorder is the best and virtually the only human example of auxotrophism for a biosynthetic intermediate.

   • 2013, Bacillales—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition, page 35:

     Auxotrophism for thymidine was demonstrated in six SCVs.