Open AccessThe intracellular concentration of cyclic adenosine 3′,5′‐monophosphate is constant throughout the cell cycle of Escherichia coli
Author(s) -
Höltje JoachimVolker,
Nanninga Nanne
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1984.tb00723.x
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , intracellular , extracellular , adenosine , bacteria , chemistry , cell division , biochemistry , cell , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , genetics , gene
Both the intracellular and the extracellular concentration of cyclic AMP increases logarithmically in synchronously growing cultures of Escherichia coli . Thus, cyclic AMP by itself cannot regulate growth and division of the bacterium during the cell cycle.