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What are the constituents of peptidoglycan present in the cell wall of a bacterial cell??

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Cell wall of true bacteria uniquely consist of peptidoglycan/ murein or mucopeptide . Peptidoglycan is made of peptide portion plus glycan or sugar portion which consist of amino sugars. Amino sugars are N-acetyl-glucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NA) which are joined together by B1-4 linkages.

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