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Biogenesis of E. coli Membrane: Evidence for Randomization of Lipid Phase

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Analysis of the temperature characteristic of β-galactoside transport has prompted the proposal of a diffusional mechanism for the randomization of lipid molecules in the membrane.

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OVERATH, P., HILL, F. & LAMNEK-HIRSCH, I. Biogenesis of E. coli Membrane: Evidence for Randomization of Lipid Phase. Nature New Biology 234, 264–267 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio234264a0

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