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Simple experiments indicate that in the envelopes of Halobacterium halobium the lipids are bound to at least two types of proteins by different kinds of bond—polar and apolar. The polar bond may be an intermolecular chelate involving magnesium.
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MCCLARE, C. Bonding between Proteins and Lipids in the Envelopes of Halobacterium halobium. Nature 216, 766–771 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216766a0
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