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peptidoglycan-based cell wall

Term Information

Accession
GO:0009274
Name
peptidoglycan-based cell wall
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
murein sacculus, peptidoglycan, envelope
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A protective structure outside the cytoplasmic membrane composed of peptidoglycan (also known as murein), a molecule made up of a glycan (sugar) backbone of repetitively alternating N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid with short, attached, cross-linked peptide chains containing unusual amino acids. An example of this component is found in Escherichia coli. Source: GOC:mlg, ISBN:0815108893
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0009274 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of peptidoglycan-based cell wall (GO:0009274)
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peptidoglycan-based cell wall [is_a relation] is_a  cell wall (GO:0005618)
Children of peptidoglycan-based cell wall (GO:0009274)
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Gram-negative-bacterium-type cell wall (GO:0009276) [is_a relation] is_a  peptidoglycan-based cell wall
Gram-positive-bacterium-type cell wall (GO:0009275) [is_a relation] is_a  peptidoglycan-based cell wall
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