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844 Glycoconjugates and Carbohydrates
MurNAc
L-Ala
(Gly) 5
GlcNAc
D-Glu NH 2
GlcNAc
L-Lys MurNAc
MurNAc D-Ala L-Ala
L-Ala (Gly) 5
D-Glu NH 2
(Gly) 5
GlcNAc
D-Glu NH 2 L-Lys
GlcNAc
L-Lys
MurNAc D-Ala
D-Ala L-Ala D-Ala
(Gly) 5
D-Glu NH 2
GlcNAc
L-Lys
D-Ala
(Gly) 5
MurNAc
L-Ala
GlcNAc D-Glu Glu
L-Lys
D-Ala
MurNAc
4
GlcNAc
GlcNAc
MurNAc
MurNAc L-Ala
L-Ala D-Glu Gly
GlcNAc
D-Glu Glu Gly L-Ala-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-L-Lys
L-Lys Gly [L-Ala-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala] 2 D-Ala
D-Ala-L-Ala-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala
FIGURE 23 Typical bacterial cell wall structures (peptidoglycans).
