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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...
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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...
- agar,
distinct from
those in land plants.
Bacterial cell
walls contain peptidoglycan,
while archaeal cell
walls vary in composition,
potentially consisting...
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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...
- of
peptidoglycan (poly-N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid),
which is
located immediately outside of the
cytoplasmic membrane.
Peptidoglycan is...
- a
peptidoglycan layer so do not
retain crystal violet or safranin,
resulting in no color. The
Chlamydiaceae contain an
extremely thin
peptidoglycan layer...
- 1.17, muramidase, N-acetylmuramide glycanhydrolase;
systematic name
peptidoglycan N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase) is an
antimicrobial enzyme produced by animals...
- (i.e. monoderm); they
generally contain a
thick layer (20-80 nm) of
peptidoglycan responsible for
retaining the Gram-stain. A
number of
other bacteria...
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Peptidoglycan recognition protein 3 (PGLYRP3,
formerly PGRP-Iα) is an
antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
innate immunity protein that in
humans is encoded...
