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16th May 2012

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Archaea Fact #1

The bond between the lipid and gylcerol in Archaea’s Cell Membrane is an ether bond. This differs from Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes, who have ester bonds. Ether bonds are more stable than ester bonds and this added stability may contribute to Archaea’s ability to survive in extreme environments (high acidity, high temperature etc).

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