Halflives of the bulk of proteins that accumulate in E. coli
| Range | 5 - 20 hours |
|---|---|
| Organism | Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference | Maurizi MR. Proteases and protein degradation in Escherichia coli. Experientia. 1992 Feb 15 48(2):178-201. p.180 left column top paragraphPubMed ID1740190 |
| Comments | "While the bulk of proteins that accumulate in E. coli are stable over several generations and have apparent half-lives of 5-20 h, a significant fraction of newly synthesized proteins and polypeptides are highly unstable and are turned over within one generation." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 109920 |