peptidoglycan

noun pep·ti·do·gly·can \ˌpep-tə-dō-ˈglī-ˌkan\

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

1966

Medical Dictionary

noun pep·ti·do·gly·can \ˌpep-təd-ō-ˈglī-ˌkan\

: 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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