Pseudomonas putida NCTC 10936 balances membrane fluidity in response to physical and chemical stress by changing the saturation degree and the Trans/cis ratio of fatty acids

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 317-323

  Loffhagen, Norbert ^a   Härtig, Claus ^a   Babel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Membrane fluidity; Pseudomonas; Stress

Indexed keywords

4 CHLOROPHENOL; 4-CHLOROPHENOL; CHLOROPHENOL; FATTY ACID; LIPOSOME;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE;

ANISOTROPY; CELL MEMBRANE; CHLOROPHENOLS; FATTY ACIDS; LIPOSOMES; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 4544356601     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.317     Document Type: Article

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