A bacterial polysaccharide consisting of MurNAcβ1–4GlcNAcβ1–4 repeat units, covalently cross-linked to short peptides. Also known as murein, peptidoglycan represents the major structural component of the periplasm.
A bacterial polysaccharide consisting of MurNAcβ1–4GlcNAcβ1–4 repeat units, covalently cross-linked to short peptides. Also known as murein, peptidoglycan represents the major structural component of the periplasm.