Gram Positive vs Gram Negative Flashcards
teichoic acids
gram positive
lipid A
gram negative
outer membrane
gram negative
lipoteichoic acids
gram positive
stain purple
gram positive
o side chain
gram negative
have thin peptidoglycan layer
gram negative
have thick peptidoglycan layer
gram positve
periplasmic space
gram negative
core polysaccharide
gram negative
stain pink
gram negative
secrete exoenzymes
gram positive
lipopolysaccharide layer
gram negative
no teichoic acids
gram negative
Which part of the LPS layer (lipopolysaccharide) in gram negative bacteria contributes to bacterial protection from the host?
o-side chain
What two antimicrobial agents (that we mentioned in lecture) target peptidoglycan in bacterial cell walls?
lysozomes and penicillin
these interrupt NAG and NAM chains
lysozomes
this interrupts glycan chain linkage
penicillin
What part of mycoplasm’s plasma membranes makes them stronger than regular cell membranes?
sterols
what do not have cell walls
mycoplasms and some archeae
Which part of the gram negative LPS layer helps to stabilize the outer membrane and also acts as an endotoxin?
lipid A
Which of the following structures is diffuse, unorganized, easily removed, and external to the cell wall?
slime layer
What does the word amphipathic mean?
What structure is it used to describe?
Has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts
Plasma membrane
what is characteristic of gram positive bacteria?
Multiple overlapping layers of peptidoglycan
Teichoic acid
What part of the bacterial cell membrane stabilizes the membrane structurally?
hopanoid
What are two differences between archaeal and bacterial cell membranes?
Archaea- ether linkage
Bacteria- ester linkage
Archaea- may have monolayer
Bacteria- have bilayer
What will occur if a prokaryotic cell is placed in a solution that has a higher concentration of solutes (that cannot readily diffuse across the plasma membrane) than does the cytoplasm of the cell?
Water moves out of cell
Name two mechanisms where Proton Motive Force is important
photosynthesis and making ATP