Degradation rate of the bulk of the steady-state protein pool
| Value | 1 %/hour |
|---|---|
| Organism | Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference | Maurizi MR. Proteases and protein degradation in Escherichia coli. Experientia. 1992 Feb 15 48(2):178-201. p.181 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID1740190 |
| Primary Source | 135 Pine, M. J., Steady-state measurements of the turnover of amino acid in the cellular protein of growing Escherichia coli: existence of two kinetically distinct reactions. J. Bact. 103 (1970) 207-215. & 157 St. John, A. C., Jakubas, K., and Beim, D., Degradation of proteins in steady-state cultures of Escherichia coli. Biochim. biophys. Acta 586 (1979) 537-544.PubMed ID4912523, 383160 |
| Comments | "Experiments with batch (primary source 135) or continuous (primary source 157) cultures of E. coli indicate that the bulk of the steady-state protein pool in E. coli cells are degraded at ~ 1% per hour." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 109924 |