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Muramic acid — Preferred IUPAC name 2 [3 Amino 2,5 dihydroxy 6 (hydroxymethyl)oxan 4 yl]oxypropanoic acid … Wikipedia
muramic acid — 2 Amino 3 O (1 carboxyethyl) 2 deoxy d glucose; d glucosamine and lactate in ether linkage between the 3 and 2 positions, respectively; a constituent of the mureins in bacterial cell walls. * * * mu·ram·ic acid myu̇ .ram ik n an amino sugar… … Medical dictionary
bacteria — bacterial, adj. bacterially, adv. /bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. bacterium / tear ee euhm/. ubiquitous one celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom … Universalium
Penicillin binding proteins — (PBPs) are a group of proteins that are characterized by their affinity for and binding of penicillin. They are a normal constitutent of many bacteria; the name just reflects the way by which the protein was discovered. All beta lactam… … Wikipedia
lysozyme — Glycosidase that hydrolyzes the bond between N acetyl muramic acid and N acetyl glucosamine, thus cleaving an important polymer of the cell wall of many bacteria. Present in tears, saliva, and in the lysosomes of phagocytic cells, it is an… … Dictionary of molecular biology
murein — Cross linked peptidoglycan complex from the inner cell wall of all Eubacteria. Constitutes 50% of the cell wall in Gram negative and 10% in Gram positive organisms, and comprises b (1 4) linked N acetyl glucosamine and N acetyl muramic acid… … Dictionary of molecular biology
peptidoglycan — (= murein) Cross linked polysaccharide peptide complex of indefinite size found in the inner cell wall of all bacteria (50% of the wall in Gram negative, 10% in Gram positive). Consists of chains of approximately 20 residues of b (1 4) linked N… … Dictionary of molecular biology
