mycomembrane
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛmbɹeɪn
Noun
[edit]mycomembrane (plural mycomembranes)
- 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[1], :
- This is based on the assumption of the conservation of the basic functions in both species, such as the building of the mycomembrane.