| Crystalline Bacterial Cell Surface Layers Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Sleytr, Uwe B. (Editor), Messner, Paul (Editor), Pum, Dietmar (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642735398 ISBN-13: 9783642735394 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Molecular Biology - Medical | Microbiology - Science | Biotechnology |
| Dewey: 589.947 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.75 lbs) 193 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Crystalline surface layers (S-layers) represent an almost universal feature of archaebacterial cell envelopes and can be found in gram-positive and gram-negative eubacterial species from nearly all phylogenetic branches. S-layers consist of a single protein- or glycoprotein species and thus can be considered as one of the most primitive membrane structures developed during evolution. Prokaryotes carrying S-layers are ubiquitously found in every part of the biosphere. This supports the concept of a general supramolecular "porous crystalline surface layer" fulfilling a broad spectrum of functions which are strongly dependent on the particular environmental and ecological conditions. Their structural simplicity makes S-layers a suitable model for analyzing structure-function relationships as well as dynamic aspects of membrane morphogenesis. |
