Medical Definition of Muramic acids

1. Compounds consisting of glucosamine and lactate joined by an ether linkage. They occur naturally as n-acetyl derivatives in peptidoglycan, the characteristic polysaccharide composing bacterial cell walls. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Muramic Acids

murages
mural
mural
muraled
muralist
muralists
muralled
murals
mural aneurysm
mural cell
mural endocarditis
mural pregnancy
mural thrombosis
mural thrombus
muramic acid
muramic acids (current term)
muramidase
muramidase
muramoylpentapeptide carboxypeptidase
muramyl dipeptide
muras
murder
murder
murdered
murderee
murderees
murderer
murderers
murderess
murderess

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