An X-ray study of the cytoplasmic membranes of two gram-positive bacteria.
X-ray diffraction diagrams of partially disordered one-dimensional lattices of isolated bacterial cytoplasmic membranes are described and they provide a basis for suggesting possible molecular structures of bacterial membranes. Biochemical and electron microscope evidence points towards a lipid bilayer with a high degree of fluidity. The protein molecules are in a disordered configuration in the membrane.
D001407:Bacillus / Q000032:analysis*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000032:analysis*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D008563:Membrane Lipids; D008565:Membrane Proteins