The positive role of voids in the plasma membrane in growth and energetics of Escherichia coli

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-78

  Natesan, S ^a   Madhavarao, C N ^a   Sitaramam, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fluorescence anisotropy; Osmotic sensitivity; Peroxide permeation; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTOSE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONDUCTANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; BETAINE; BIOPOLYMERS; CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALACTOSIDES; GLYCINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KINETICS; LIPOTROPIC AGENTS; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDANTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034737925     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(00)00145-9     Document Type: Article

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