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Peptidoglycan or
murein is a
unique large macromolecule, a polysaccharide,
consisting of
sugars and
amino acids that
forms a mesh-like
layer (sacculus)...
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bacteria have a
thick layer of
peptidoglycan within the cell wall, and Gram-negative
bacteria have a thin
layer of
peptidoglycan. Gram-positive
bacteria retain...
- 1.17, muramidase, N-acetylmuramide glycanhydrolase;
systematic name
peptidoglycan N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase) is an
antimicrobial enzyme produced by animals...
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Peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) are a
group of
highly conserved pattern recognition receptors with at
least one
peptidoglycan recognition domain...
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Peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.129) is an
enzyme used in the
biosynthesis of
peptidoglycan. It
transfers a disaccharide-peptide from a donor...
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thick layer of
peptidoglycan in the cell wall that
retains the
primary stain,
crystal violet. Gram-negative
cells have a
thinner peptidoglycan layer that...
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defining characteristic is that
their cell
envelope consists of a thin
peptidoglycan cell wall
sandwiched between an
inner (cytoplasmic)
membrane and an...
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distinct from
those in land plants.
Bacterial cell
walls contain peptidoglycan,
while archaeal cell
walls vary in composition,
potentially consisting...
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precursor molecule in the
synthesis of the cell wall of bacteria. It is a
peptidoglycan,
which is
amphipathic and
named for its
bactoprenol hydrocarbon chain...
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peptidoglycan (poly-N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid),
which is
located immediately outside of the
cytoplasmic membrane.
Peptidoglycan is...
