mycomembrane

English

Etymology

myco- +‎ membrane

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛmbɹeɪn

Noun

mycomembrane (plural mycomembranes)

1. A hydrophobic layer of mycolic acids in the mycobacterial cell wall
   • 2015 December 24, “The Non-Essential Mycolic Acid Biosynthesis Genes hadA and hadC Contribute to the Physiology and Fitness of Mycobacterium smegmatis”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     This is based on the assumption of the conservation of the basic functions in both species, such as the building of the mycomembrane.