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mycomembranes

mycomembranes is the plural of mycomembrane.

Meaning of mycomembrane

Noun

mycomembrane (plural mycomembranes)

  1. A hydrophobic layer of mycolic acids in the mycobacterial cell wall
    • This is based on the assumption of the conservation of the basic functions in both species, such as the building of the mycomembrane.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, →DOI

Questions about mycomembranes

What is mycomembranes the plural of?
Mycomembranes is the plural of mycomembrane.

Words near mycomembranes in the dictionary

  1. mycolyltransferases
  2. mycolysis
  3. mycolytic
  4. mycomelic acid
  5. mycomembrane
  6. mycomembranes
  7. mycomorphic
  8. mycomyringitis
  9. myconanotechnology
  10. mycoparasite
  11. mycoparasites

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