Why cells are microscopic: A transport-time perspective

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 861-865

  Soh, Siowling ^a   Banaszak, Michal ^c   Kandere Grzybowska, Kristiana ^a   Grzybowski, Bartosz A ^a,b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

cells; cellular energy consumption; diffusion; macromolecular crowding; optimization

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; DIFFUSION MODEL; DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT; ENERGETIC RESOURCES; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; MACROMOLECULAR CROWDING; OPTIMALITY; OPTIMIZATION PRINCIPLE;

CYTOLOGY; DIFFUSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MACROMOLECULES; OPTIMIZATION;

CELLS;

EID: 84875498657     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz3019379     Document Type: Review

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