Murien is made of what?
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Peptidoglycan (murein) is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of most bacteria, forming the cell wall. The sugar component consists of alternating residues of β-(1,4) linked N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM
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- Peptidoglycan (murein) is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of most bacteria, forming the cell wall.
- It provides a very important role in bacteria because bacteria are unicellular;
- it gives strength to the outer structure of the organism. It is also involved in binary fission, which is how bacteria reproduce.
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