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Peptidoglycan
A polymer of bacterial cell walls that exhibits considerable species variation in structure. It is generally composed of a heterodisaccharide attached to a peptide; the carbohydrate moieties of neighbouring subunits are cross-linked, and the peptides of neighbouring subunits are also cross-linked.
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