Prokaryotic Structures

• Prokaryotic cells

  • no nuclear membrane (nucleoid)
  • ribosomes (70S)
  • no mitochondria
  • cell membrane
  • cell wall (peptidoglycan)
  • no endoplasmic reticulum
  • Flagella (flagellin, noncontractile)
  • lipopolysaccharide membrane-endotoxin (LPS)

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