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external side of cell outer membrane

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The side of the outer membrane that is opposite to the side that faces the periplasm of the cell. [ ]

Term info

Label

external side of cell outer membrane

Synonyms
  • external leaflet of cell outer membrane
comment

In GO, 'external side' still refers to part of the membrane and does not refer to components beyond (outside of) the membrane.

has obo namespace

cellular_component

has related synonym

external side of outer membrane

id

GO:0031240