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MicrobioExam2archaea
archea lecture
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Main membrane differences between archaea and other organisms | L glycerol, ether instead of ester, isoprenoid lipids |
| Main Cell wall differences betwen archaea and other organisms | N-Acetyltalosaminuronic acid instead of N-Acetylmuramic acid (pseudopeptidoglycan), B1->3 linkages instead of B1->4 (resistance to lysozyme), Different cross-bridges (resistance to B-lactam, some only have S layer & no cell wall |
| Metabolic differences in archaea | Variations of the EMP and ED pathways (ED generates No net ATP for most archaea) |
| Genome characteristics in archaea | bacterialike: operons, circular, size,,,Eukaryotelike: introns, histone homologs, TBP and TFIIB for RNApol,,, Unique: Reverse Gyrase for hyperthermophiles |