Abstract
Cyanobacteria, as gram-negative bacteria, are surrounded by a cell envelope consisting of the outer membrane and the plasma membrane with a peptidoglycan layer in between. However, cyanobacteria, is a unique prokaryote, because in addition to the cell envelope, there is an inner cytoplasmic membrane system-namely the chlorophyll-containing thylakoid membranes-which perform oxygenic photosynthesis, the most fundamental life process on the earth (1). This organism is also interesting from the evolutionary point of view, because it arose in a very ancient age and has survived in various environments. Furthermore, chloroplasts are believed to have evolved from cyanobacterial ancestors that developed an endosymbiotic relationship with an eukaryotic host cell.
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Norling, B. (2000). Purification of Cyanobacterial Thylakoid, Plasma, and Outer Membranes by Two-Phase Partitioning. In: Hatti-Kaul, R. (eds) Aqueous Two-Phase Systems: Methods and Protocols. Methods in Biotechnology™, vol 11. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-028-4:185
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