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Peptidoglycan Synthesis and Cell Division

Peptidoglycan structure

Peptidoglycan structure

The peptidoglycan layer in the bacterial cell wall is a crystal lattice structure formed from linear chains of two alternating amino sugars, namely N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc or NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc or NAM).

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