A genomically/chemically complete module for synthesis of lipid membrane in a minimal cell

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 397-409

  Castellanos, Mariajose ^a   Kushiro, Keiichiro ^b   Lai, Samuel K ^b   Shuler, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Lipids; Mathematical model; Membrane; Minimal cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CELLS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BACTERIAL MEMBRANE COMPOSITION; EUKARYOTIC CELL MEMBRANES; LIPID MEMBRANE;

LIPIDS;

GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOLIPID; STEROL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CHEMOSTAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; GENOMICS; GROWTH RATE; LIPID MEMBRANE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOGENESIS; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 34249804789     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21251     Document Type: Article

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