solventogenesis

English

Etymology

From solvent +‎ -o- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

solventogenesis (uncountable)

1. The biochemical synthesis of solvents (typically alcohols)
   • 2015 October 22, “Enhancing Butanol Production under the Stress Environments of Co-Culturing Clostridium acetobutylicum/Saccharomyces cerevisiae Integrated with Exogenous Butyrate Addition”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In addition, similar as the yeast metabolism, when ABE fermentation entered the solventogenesis phase, the cell growth also stopped and only very little amount of glucose is consumed on cells maintenance as well.