PEPTIDOGLYCAN


Meaning of PEPTIDOGLYCAN in English

¦pepˌtīdōˌ noun

Etymology: peptide + -o- + glycan

: a polymer that is composed of polysaccharide and peptide chains and is found especially in bacterial cell walls — called also mucopeptide murein

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