Percent of the mass of the Gram-positive cell wall that are teichoic acids

Range >60 %
Organism bacteria
Reference Silhavy TJ, Kahne D, Walker S. The bacterial cell envelope. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2010 May2(5):a000414. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a000414. p.10 left column top paragraphPubMed ID20452953
Comments "Collectively, these polymers can account for over 60% of the mass of the Gram-positive cell wall, making them major contributors to envelope structure and function."
Entered by Uri M
ID 108580