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. 1977 Dec;132(3):1045–1047. doi: 10.1128/jb.132.3.1045-1047.1977

Outer membranes of gram-negative bacteria. XV. Transmembrane diffusion rates in lipoprotein-deficient mutants of Escherichia coli.

H Nikaido, P Bavoil, Y Hirota
PMCID: PMC235612  PMID: 200601

Abstract

Permeability of the outer membrane to 6-aminopenicillanic acid was unaltered in an lpo mutant, lacking the Braun lipoprotein, a result suggesting that the lipoproteins by themselves form no or few diffusion pores.

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