Term Information

Accession

GO:0009274

Ontology

cellular component

Synonyms

related: murein sacculus

narrow: peptidoglycan

broad: envelope

Definition

A protective structure outside the cytoplasmic membrane composed of peptidoglycan, 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; also called murein. An example of this component is found in Escherichia coli. [source: GOC:mlg, ISBN:0815108893]

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External References

InterPro (7)

• IPR001264
• IPR002102
• IPR004903
• IPR011812
• IPR011813
• IPR013574
• IPR018452

JCVI_TIGRFAMS (1)

• TIGR02073

MIPS_funcat (2)

• 42.34.07
• 70.34.07

MultiFun (2)

• 6.1
• 6.2

Pfam (4)

• PF00912
• PF00963
• PF03217
• PF08363

PIRSF (2)

• PIRSF002799
• PIRSF037863

PRINTS (1)

• PR01729

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