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Cell Membrane

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Definition: The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.  coordinate with specific cell /ultrastruct; permitted with micro-organisms   
See Also Intracellular Membranes; Membrane Fluidity; Membrane Fusion; Membrane Glycoproteins; Membrane Lipids; Membrane Potentials; Membrane Proteins; Nuclear Envelope; Osmotic Fragility; Synaptic Membranes
Examples Cell Membrane Structures; Erythrocyte Membrane; Intracellular Membranes; Purple Membrane; Sarcolemma; Synaptic Membranes 		Other names Plasma Membrane; Plasma Membranes; Membranes, Plasma; Membranes, Cytoplasmic; Membranes, Cell; Membrane, Plasma; Membrane, Cytoplasmic; Membrane, Cell; Cytoplasmic Membranes; Cell Membranes; Cytoplasmic Membrane
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Guf1 protein, S cerevisiae  EC 3.6.1.-.   *GTP Phosphohydrolases *Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins Cell Membrane. J Biol Chem 2008 Jun 20;283(25):17139-46
monoacyl-diglucosyl-diacyl-glycerol  0   *Glycolipids Cell Membrane Membrane Lipids. Biochim Biophs Acta 1998 Jan 5;1389(1):43-9
1-pyrenebutyltrimethylammonium  81361-53-7   *Quaternary Ammonium Compounds *Pyrenes Cell Membrane. Biochim Biophys Acta 1992 Jun 30;1107(2):231-7

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