Fraction of cell membrane that is made of proteins by mass
| Value | 70 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | bacteria |
| Reference | Moselio Schaechter, John L. Ingraham, Frederick C. Neidhardt, Microbe, 2006 ASM Press 1 edition p.22 4th paragraph |
| Comments | "Typically, for bacteria, the cell membrane consists of phospholipids and upward of 200 different kinds of proteins. The latter account for approx. 70% of the mass of the membrane, a considerably higher proportion than in mammalian cell membranes." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 106255 |