Do you think either students method would give more accurate results
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Answer:
d) short amino acid chains, NAG, NAM, and some lipid proteins
Explanation:
Bacterial cell walls are made up of a rigid layer that is responsible for the resistance of the cell wall. This layer is called Peptidoglycan.
The basic structure of peptidoglycan is:
- A long chain of sugar derivatives, <u>N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) </u>and <u>N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM)</u>. These two sugars are linked together by glycosidic bonds. Although these links are strong and make up the structural backbone, they are not sufficient to give the wall rigidity.
- The amino acids (<u>L-alanine, D-alanine, D-glutamic, and Lysin</u>) play an important role as peptide bridges that cross-braced the chains, joining the N-acetylmuramic molecules (NAM) together, giving greater rigidity to the structure.
Lipid proteins embedded in the wall with structure functions can also be found in the cell wall.
