peptide bridge
biology
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morphology of bacteria
- In bacteria: The cell envelope
…linked to one another by peptide bridges that confer rigid stability. The nature of the peptide bridges differs considerably between species of bacteria but in general consists of four amino acids: l-alanine linked to d-glutamic acid, linked to either diaminopimelic acid in gram-negative bacteria or l-lysine, l-ornithine, or
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