| Literature DB >> 1521766 |
G N Rees1, G Vasiliadis, J W May, R C Bayly.
Abstract
Cells containing polyphosphate 71 micrograms P (mg protein)-1 and no poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate showed metachromatic granules but no lipid granules; cells containing poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (15% of dry weight) showed fluorescence lipid granules but no metachromatic granules; whereas cells containing both polyphosphate and poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate showed both types of granules. These observations, together with a critical review of the literature, show a clear distinction between metachromatic (or volutin) granules and lipid granules.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1992 PMID: 1521766 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(92)90603-l
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEMS Microbiol Lett ISSN: 0378-1097 Impact factor: 2.742