Medical Definition of Teichoic acid

1. Acidic polymers (glycerol or ribitol linked by phosphodiester bridges) found in cell wall of gram-positive bacteria. May constitute 10-50% of wall dry weight and are cross linked to peptidoglycan. Related to lipoteichoic acids. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Teichoic Acid

tegularly
tegulated
tegumen
tegument
tegument
tegumental
teguments
tegumina
tegus
Teheran
tehr
Tehran
tehrs
Teichmann
Teichmann's crystals
teichoic acid (current term)
teichoic acids
teichopsia
teicoplanin
teiglach
teiid
Teiidae
teiids
teiid lizard
teil
teil
Teilhard de Chardin
teils
teind
teinded

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