AmyL
An AmyL is a plastid membrane found in Gram-negative bacteria whose main function is to synthesize and store amylum (starch).
- AKA: Amyl Membrane.
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- Example(s):
- Bacillus Licheniformis http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q65MX0
- PMCID 106786: “AmyL, an extracellular -amylase from Bacillus licheniformis, is resistant to extracellular proteases secreted by Bacillus subtilis during growth.”
- See: Bacillus Licheniformis, Cytoplasmic Membrane.
References
- (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyl
- The bacterial outer membrane is found in Gram-negative bacteria. Its composition is distinct from that of the cytoplasmic membrane - among other things, the outer leaflet of the membrane include a complex lipopolysaccharide whose lipid portion acts as an endotoxin - and it is linked to the cell's peptidoglycan by Braun's lipoprotein.
- Porins can be found in this layer. [1]
- Gene Ontology http://amigo.geneontology.org/cgi-bin/amigo/term-details.cgi?term=GO:0009501&session_id=5828amigo1240506945
- Accession: GO:0009501
- Ontology: cellular component
- Synonyms :None
- Definition
- A plastid whose main function is to synthesize and store starch. [source: ISBN:0140514031]----