Rate of recycling of murein per generation
| Value | 45 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference | Goodell EW. Recycling of murein by Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 1985 Jul163(1):305-10. p.310 left column top paragraphPubMed ID3891732 |
| Method | Labeling muropeptides and murosaccharides with 3H |
| Comments | Taking into account that the polar caps, which make up 1/3 of the cell wall, are basically inert, it can be calculated that more than 60% of the murein of the side wall is degraded within one doubling process (Uehara and Park 2008 PMID 18390656). |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 106720 |