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Peptidoglycan (also called murein) is composed of alternating N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid amino sugars joined by β-1,4 linkages with a short peptide composed ofl-alanine, d-glutamic acid, l-meso-diaminopalmelic acid, and d-alanine attached to the carboxyl group of the muramic acid. They are known to form a contiguous layer which envelopes the organism. Their protection stabilizes the cell by preventing bursting due to turgor and cell shape maintenance even when the organism divides and elongates.
References
Waldemar Vollmer, Chapter 6 - Peptidoglycan, Molecular Medical Microbiology (Second Edition), Academic Press,2015, Pages 105-124, ISBN 9780123971692, Click here to redirect detail information.
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