Percent of of intracellular protein degradation dependent on metabolic energy

Range ≤90 %
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Maurizi MR. Proteases and protein degradation in Escherichia coli. Experientia. 1992 Feb 15 48(2):178-201. p.180 right column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID1740190
Comments "[An] intriguing and challenging property of intracellular protein degradation is its energy-dependence. As much as 90 % of intracellular protein degradation is dependent on metabolic energy, presumably supplied by ATP."
Entered by Uri M
ID 109917