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Definition of Peptidoglycan
1. Noun. (biochemistry) A polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls ¹
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Definition of Peptidoglycan
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Medical Definition of Peptidoglycan
1. Cross linked polysaccharide peptide complex of indefinite size found in the inner cell wall of all bacteria (50% of the wall in gram-negative, 10% in gram-positive). Consists of chains of approximately 20 residues of _(1-4) linked N acetyl glucosamine and N acetyl muramic acid cross linked by small peptides (4-10 residues). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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