Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Describe in detail the composition and structure of peptidoglycan. Why does peptidoglycan contain the unusual d-isomers of alanine and glutamic acid rather than the l-isomers observed in proteins?
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