| Range |
~1.6 to 2.0 Osm
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| Organism |
Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference |
Cayley S, Record MT Jr. Large changes in cytoplasmic biopolymer concentration with osmolality indicate that macromolecular crowding may regulate protein-DNA interactions and growth rate in osmotically stressed Escherichia coli K-12. J Mol Recognit. 2004 Sep-Oct17(5):488-96. p.489 right column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID15362109
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| Primary Source |
McLaggan D, Logan TM, Lynn DG, Epstein W. Involvement of gamma-glutamyl peptides in osmoadaptation of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 1990 Jul172(7):3631-6. AND Cayley S, Record MT Jr. Roles of cytoplasmic osmolytes, water, and crowding in the response of Escherichia coli to osmotic stress: biophysical basis of osmoprotection by glycine betaine. Biochemistry. 2003 Nov 4 42(43):12596-609PubMed ID1972940, 14580206
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| Comments |
"For E. coli K-12 grown in glucose minimal medium
above 0.3–0.5 Osm, growth rate decreases approximately
linearly with increasing osmolality and growth ceases at
1.6–2 Osm (primary sources)" |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108394 |