Image: Mureine

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Description: Diagram showing the bonding structure of peptidoglycan. An alternating chain of N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM) and N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) has oligopeptide chains forming crosslinks. The oligopeptides are bonded exclusively to the NAM and not the NAG.
Title: Mureine
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