 Peptidoglycan (source code)

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= Peptidoglycan
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<Peptidoglycan> is a mesh of linked <sugar> chains cross-linked by short chains of <amino acids> in the <cell walls> of most <bacteria>. Its absence from the <cell walls> of <archaea> helps distinguish envelope chemistry without confusing either <cell wall> with a <cell membrane>. See https://openstax.org/books/microbiology/pages/3-3-unique-characteristics-of-prokaryotic-cells[OpenStax Microbiology, 3.3: cell walls and peptidoglycan].

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