| Literature DB >> 780340 |
F C Kung, J Raymond, D A Glaser.
Abstract
The potassium, calcium, magnesium, and zinc ion content of cells in exponential and synchronously growing cultures of Escherichia coli B/r was determined with an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer and an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Cellular potassium, calcium, and magnesium content increased smoothly during the cell cycle, but cellular zinc showed a steplike increase about 10 to 15 min after cell division in a culture having a doubling time of 47 min. The possible role of cellular zinc in the control of cell division is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 780340 PMCID: PMC233129 DOI: 10.1128/jb.126.3.1089-1095.1976
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490