N-acetyl muramic acid

N-acetyl muramic acid
Sugar unit of bacterial peptidoglycan, consisting of N-acetyl glucosamine bearing an ether-linked lactyl residue on carbon 3. Repeating unit of the cell wall polysaccharide is N-acetyl muramic acid linked to N-acetyl glucosamine via a b(1-4)-glycosidic bond, that can be cleaved by lysozyme.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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