Question

What are the cell walls composed of in bacterial cells?

Answer 1

Bacterial cell wall :

1. It is the outer coat of the bacteria meant for its protection. Its composition is different from the cell wall of plants.
2. The bacterial cell wall is a protective outer covering of the cell.
3. The bacterial cell wall is composed of a high amount of peptidoglycan and complex proteins and oligosaccharides.
4. It protects the cells and maintained their shape and size.
5. Peptidoglycan facilitates the cell wall with high rigidity and structural integrity.
6. Peptidoglycan is generally made of two alternating sugar units as NAG (N-acetylglucosamine) and NAM (N- acetylmuramic acid).