title: Macromolecular crowding: biochemical, biophysical, and physiological consequences.
authors.affiliation: Section on Physical Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Minton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D002477:Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004058:Diffusion; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011506:Proteins; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA