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Teichoic acids (cf. Gr**** τεῖχος, teīkhos, "wall", to be
specific a
fortification wall, as
opposed to τοῖχος, toīkhos, a
regular wall) are
bacterial copolymers...
- gram-positive bacteria:
Cytoplasmic lipid membrane Thick peptidoglycan layer Teichoic acids and
lipoids are present,
forming lipoteichoic acids,
which serve...
- aureus, CDP-activated
glycerol and
ribitol are
necessary to
build wall
teichoic acid. In
Rhodothermus marinus, CDP-activated
inositol is
necessary to form...
- membrane.
Teichoic acids give the gram-positive cell wall an
overall negative charge due to the
presence of
phosphodiester bonds between teichoic acid monomers...
- and ribitol, and the
essential components of
nucleic acid and cell wall
teichoic acid biosynthesis.
Other unique ORFs
likely encode products involved with...
-
Phosphodiesterase Phosphodiesterase inhibitor DNA replication, DNA, ATP
Teichoic acid,
DNase I PDE5 Nick (DNA) "Phosphodiester bond".
School of BioMedical...
- wall's
strength is
enhanced by
teichoic acids,
glycopolymeric substances embedded within the peptidoglycan.
Teichoic acids play
multiple roles, such...
-
walls of some Gram-positive bacteria, in the form of
ribitol phosphate, in
teichoic acids. It also
forms part of the
chemical structure of
riboflavin and flavin...
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polysaccharides or
teichoic acids. The
latter are very widespread, but have been
found only in Gram-positive bacteria.
There are two main
types of
teichoic acid: ribitol...
- is
covalently linked to the
terminal phosphomonoester of the
teichoic acid. This
lipid region anchors the
polymer chain to the
cytoplasmic membrane...
