What is it about?
It was thought that ethanol accumulation within a cell during fermentation was responsible for growth inhibition. However, the permeability of membranes and most tissues to ethanol is very high and such accumulation is not possible.
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Why is it important?
It is always important to understand the fundamental mechanisms of cell growth inhibition by any agent.
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Part of a longer series of studies, see http://www.hcaf.biz/2010/Publications_Full.pdf
Dr Rodney P Jones
Healthcare Analysis & Forecasting
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This page is a summary of: Intracellular ethanol â accumulation and exit from yeast and other cells, FEMS Microbiology Letters, September 1988, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1988.tb02745.x.
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