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Peptidoglycan — Peptidoglycan, also known as murein, is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh like layer outside the plasma membrane of bacteria (but not Archaea), forming the cell wall. The sugar component consists of alternating… … Wikipedia
Peptidoglycan — Peptidoglycane (PGN), Peptidoglykane, Murein, selten auch Polysaccharid Peptide genannt, sind aus Zuckern und Aminosäuren zusammengesetzte Makromoleküle, die in der Zellwand von Bakterien vorkommen. Sowohl grampositive als auch gramnegative… … Deutsch Wikipedia
peptidoglycan — glikopeptidas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Oligopeptido ir polisacharido junginys. atitikmenys: angl. glycopeptide; peptidoglycan; peptidoglycane rus. гликопептид; пептидогликан ryšiai: sinonimas – peptidoglikanas … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase — In enzymology, a peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase (EC number|2.4.1.129) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction: [GlcNAc (1 >4) Mur2Ac(oyl L Ala gamma D Glu L Lys D Ala D Ala)] n diphosphoundecaprenol + GlcNAc (1 >4) Mur2Ac(oyl L Ala… … Wikipedia
peptidoglycan — noun Date: 1966 a polymer that is composed of polysaccharide and peptide chains and is found especially in bacterial cell walls called also mucopeptide, murein … New Collegiate Dictionary
peptidoglycan — (pep tī do gli kan) A large polymer composed of long chains of alternating N acetylglucosamine and N acetylmuramic acid residues. The polysaccharide chains are linked to each other through connections between tetrapeptide chains attached to the N … Dictionary of microbiology
peptidoglycan — (= murein) Cross linked polysaccharide peptide complex of indefinite size found in the inner cell wall of all bacteria (50% of the wall in Gram negative, 10% in Gram positive). Consists of chains of approximately 20 residues of b (1 4) linked N… … Dictionary of molecular biology
peptidoglycan — pep·ti·do·gly·can (pĕp tĭ dō glīʹkən, kăn ) n. A polymer found in the cell walls of prokaryotes that consists of polysaccharide and peptide chains in a strong molecular network. Also called mucopeptide, murein. [peptide + glycan, a… … Universalium
peptidoglycan — A compound containing amino acid s (or peptides) linked to sugars, with the latter preponderant. Cf.:glycopeptide. SYN: mucopeptide (2). * * * pep·ti·do·gly·can .pep təd ō glī .kan n a polymer that is composed of polysaccharide and peptide chains … Medical dictionary
peptidoglycan — pep·ti·do·glycan … English syllables
