Lecture 4 Flashcards
Archaea
Many features in common with Eukarya
Highly diverse
Best known for growth in extreme environments
Archaeal Cell Envelopes
Archaeal envelopes differ from bacterial envelopes in the molecular makeup and organization
HAVE NO PEPTIDOGLYCAN
building block of archaeal membrane
five carbon branched molecule Isoprene
ether linkages
Archaeal lipids are attached to glycerol by
Bacterial lipids are attached to glycerol by
ester linkages
Archaea
Branched chain hydrocarbons attached to glycerol by ether linkages
pentacyclic rings
diglycerol tetraethers
Archaeal Cell Walls
NAT not NAM
1-3 linkage not 1-4
L-amino acids not D-
Thick polysaccharide layer
The Cytoplasm of Eukaryotes
Consists of liquid, the cytosol, and many organelles
Lysosomes
Involved in intracellular digestion
Endocytosis
Used by all eukaryotic cells