mycomembrane

English

Etymology

myco- +‎ membrane

Noun

mycomembrane (plural mycomembranes)

  1. A hydrophobic layer of mycolic acids in the mycobacterial cell wall
    • 2015 December 24, “The Non-Essential Mycolic Acid Biosynthesis Genes hadA and hadC Contribute to the Physiology and Fitness of Mycobacterium smegmatis”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0145883:
      This is based on the assumption of the conservation of the basic functions in both species, such as the building of the mycomembrane.
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