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Category:GO:0009274 ! peptidoglycan-based cell wall
name: peptidoglycan-based cell wall
namespace: cellular_component
def: "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." [GOC:mlg, ISBN:0815108893]
synonym: "envelope" BROAD []
synonym: "murein sacculus" RELATED []
synonym: "peptidoglycan" NARROW []
is_a: GO:0005618 ! cell wall
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<GOterm>GO:0009274</GOterm>
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