PEPTIDOGLICAN
peptidoglycane, s. m. / peptido-glycan. {Cjr. peptos = digerat, copt, de [a pepsein = a gati, a digera; glykys = duict.} Polimer polizaharid-polipeptid, de ma-rime indefinita, constituent al peretelui bacterian, format dintr-un schelet de add N-acetilglucozaminic (NAGA) si acid N-acetil-muramic (NAMA), pe care sunt grefate catene laterate de tetrapeptide.