Peptidoglycan

A structural polymer of the bacterial cell envelope consisting of sugars and amino acids which is responsible for both shape determination and cellular integrity under osmotic stress in virtually all bacteria.

Also Known As:

Murein; Pseudomurein

Carbohydrates: 22023
- Polysaccharides: 15383
  - Bacterial Polysaccharides: 50
    - Peptidoglycan: 1110
- Glycoconjugates: 1353
  - Glycoproteins: 24834
    - Mucoproteins: 203
      - Peptidoglycan: 1110
  - Glycopeptides: 1928
    - Peptidoglycan: 1110
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Glycoproteins: 24834
    - Mucoproteins: 203
      - Peptidoglycan: 1110
- Peptides: 82426
  - Glycopeptides: 1928
    - Peptidoglycan: 1110
Biological Factors: 2472
- Antigens: 143924
  - Bacterial Antigens: 807
    - Bacterial Polysaccharides: 50
      - Peptidoglycan: 1110

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