mycomembrane
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛmbɹeɪn
Noun edit
mycomembrane (plural mycomembranes)
- A hydrophobic layer of mycolic acids in the mycobacterial cell wall
- 2015 December 24, “The Non-Essential Mycolic Acid Biosynthesis Genes hadA and hadC Contribute to the Physiology and Fitness of Mycobacterium smegmatis”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- This is based on the assumption of the conservation of the basic functions in both species, such as the building of the mycomembrane.