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peptidoglycan

noun
pep路​ti路​do路​gly路​can | \ 藢pep-t蓹-d艒-藞gl墨-藢kan How to pronounce peptidoglycan (audio) \

Definition of peptidoglycan

: a polymer that is composed of polysaccharide and peptide chains and is found especially in bacterial cell walls

— called also mucopeptide, murein

Examples of peptidoglycan in a Sentence

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 By contrast, cells with more complex cell walls consisting of a relatively thin layer of peptidoglycan plus an outer membrane don鈥檛 hold in crystal violet as well. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "How a new antibiotic destroys extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis," 16 Aug. 2019 The authors think that the peptidoglycan remains in synovial fluid after the pathogen is gone. — Linda Carroll, NBC News, "Possible clue to Lyme arthritis found in patients' inflamed joints," 18 June 2019

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First Known Use of peptidoglycan

1966, in the meaning defined above

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peptidoglycan

noun
pep路​ti路​do路​gly路​can | \ 藢pep-t蓹d-艒-藞gl墨-藢kan How to pronounce peptidoglycan (audio) \

Medical Definition of peptidoglycan

: 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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