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How are lysosome membranes protected from the attack of hydrolases?
Lysosomes are a bit like the suicidal bags of cells. They help to clean cells, have an acidic pH and contain a large number of hydrolyzing enzymes.
But why don't these hydrolyzing enzymes attack ...
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How crowded is the bacterial cell?
I was wondering what is the protein concentration in an E. coli cell. When studying enzyme kinetics and activity in vitro, I would argue that the substrate and enzyme concentrations resemble those in ...
