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Definition of Peptidoglycan
1. Noun. (biochemistry) A polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peptidoglycan
1. [n -S]
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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Literary usage of Peptidoglycan
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1. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"The Gram-positive bacteria possess a cell wall composed of a relatively thick
peptidoglycan layer and teichoic acids. Gram- negative bacteria possess a cell ..."
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