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Meaning of "peptidoglycan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEPTIDOGLYCAN

peptidoglycan  [ˌpɛptɪdəʊˈɡlaɪkæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEPTIDOGLYCAN

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Peptidoglycan is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PEPTIDOGLYCAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Peptidoglycan

Peptidoglycan, also known as murein, is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of all bacteria , forming the cell wall. The sugar component consists of alternating residues of β- linked N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid. Attached to the N-acetylmuramic acid is a peptide chain of three to five amino acids. The peptide chain can be cross-linked to the peptide chain of another strand forming the 3D mesh-like layer. Some Archaea have a similar layer of pseudopeptidoglycan or pseudomurein, where the sugar residues are β- linked N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetyltalosaminuronic acid. That is why the cell wall of Archaea is insensitive to lysozyme. Peptidoglycan serves a structural role in the bacterial cell wall, giving structural strength, as well as counteracting the osmotic pressure of the cytoplasm. A common misconception is that peptidoglycan gives the cell its shape; however, whereas peptidoglycan helps maintain the structural strength of the cell, it is actually the MreB protein that facilitates cell shape.

Definition of peptidoglycan in the English dictionary

The definition of peptidoglycan in the dictionary is a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria; also called murein.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEPTIDOGLYCAN


astrakhan
ˌæstrəˈkæn
billycan
ˈbɪlɪˌkæn
can
kæn
cancan
ˈkænˌkæn
cann
kæn
Cannes
kæn
glucan
ˈɡluːˌkæn
glycan
ˈɡlaɪkæn
ICANN
ˈaɪkæn
jerrican
ˈdʒɛrɪˌkæn
oilcan
ˈɔɪlˌkæn
pecan
pɪˈkæn
photoscan
ˈfəʊtəʊˌskæn
proteoglycan
ˌprəʊtɪəʊˈɡlaɪkæn
scan
skæn
scintiscan
ˈsɪntɪˌskæn
Spokane
spəʊˈkæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEPTIDOGLYCAN

peptic
peptic ulcer
pepticity
peptidase
peptide
peptide bond
peptidic
peptisable
peptisation
peptise
peptiser
peptizable
peptization
peptize
peptizer
peptone
peptonic
peptonisation
peptonise
peptoniser

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEPTIDOGLYCAN

African
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American
Costa Rican
Dominican
Duncan
Jamaican
Latin American
Mexican
Moroccan
Native American
North American
pelican
republican
South African
South American
Tuscan
Vatican
Vulcan

Synonyms and antonyms of peptidoglycan in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «peptidoglycan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEPTIDOGLYCAN

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The translations of peptidoglycan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peptidoglycan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肽聚糖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peptidoglicano
570 millions of speakers

English

peptidoglycan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेप्टीडोग्लायकन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ببتيدوغليكان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пептидогликан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peptidoglycan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেপ্টাইডোগ্লাইকেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peptidoglycane
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peptidoglycan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Peptidoglycan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペプチドグリカン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

펩티도 글리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peptidoglycan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

peptidoglycan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

peptidoglycan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेप्टाइडोग्लाइकन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

peptidoglikan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peptidoglicano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

peptydoglikan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пептидогликан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

peptidoglican
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεπτιδογλυκάνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

peptidoglikaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

peptidoglykan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peptidoglycan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peptidoglycan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEPTIDOGLYCAN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEPTIDOGLYCAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peptidoglycan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEPTIDOGLYCAN»

Discover the use of peptidoglycan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peptidoglycan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Bacterial Cell Wall
In bacteria it is mainly named peptidoglycan, but often also called murein, more rarely mucopeptide, glycopeptide or basal structure. Peptidoglycans forms a sacculus consisting of polysaccharide chains cross-linked by peptide bridges. Thus ...
Guntram Seltmann, Otto Holst, 2002
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Bacterial Pathogenesis
Three considerations make the analysis of peptidoglycan of special practical interest. (1) (2) (3) METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY, VOLUME 27 First, several classes of antibiotics interfere with the synthesis or assembly of peptidoglycan.
‎1998
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Protein Localization and Peptidoglycan Hydrolysis During ...
We have demonstrated that one of these proteins, Spo]ID, is a peptidoglycan hydrolase capable of solubilizing both B. subtilis and M. ltrteus cell peptidoglycan in a renaturing gel electrophoresis assay. This enzymatic activity is consistent with ...
Stefan Denis Aung, 2007
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Structural and Functional Relationships in Prokaryotes
periphery of the cell along the plane of septum formation, there is new peptidoglycan formation. Research has revealed that there are 10-50 dimers of NAG-NAM as a unit in the peptidoglycan and the individual units are stacked either parallel ...
Larry Barton, 2005
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Practical Handbook of Microbiology, Second Edition
These proteins attach to the peptidoglycan by both covalent bonding and by electrostatic association.200 In some areas of the cell wall, contact with membrane proteins can be seen on electron microscopy images as adhesion zones between ...
Emanuel Goldman, Lorrence H Green, 2008
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Characterization of Enterococcus Faecium Peptidoglycan: ...
Gary J. Patti. D-Ala D-Ala nh HaC ?[ NH Park's nucleotide H2N 11 1 CH2 Figure 1 .4. Schematic representation of the biosynthesis of the peptidoglycan of E. faecium. Assembly of the cell-wall subunit takes place on the cytoplasmic side of the ...
Gary J. Patti, 2008
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The Prokaryotes: Vol. 4: Bacteria: Firmicutes, Cyanobacteria
Cell Wall Peptidoglycan Staphylococcus aureus was one of the first bacterial species where peptidoglycan biosynthesis was studied and pioneering results achieved. A comprehensive description is presented in the monographs by Rogers et ...
Martin Dworkin, Stanley Falkow, 2006
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Microbial Physiology
This is certainly the case in gram-positive cells in which the multilayered network of cross-linked peptidoglycan ranges between 20 and 40 nm in thickness. In gram-negative cells the peptidoglycan layer is much thinner (2–6 nm), and in most ...
Albert G. Moat, John W. Foster, Michael P. Spector, 2003
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Antimicrobial Drug Action
This stimulating new edition of the well-respected title Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Antimicrobial Drug Action primarily covers medically important antimicrobial agents, but also includes some compounds not in current medical use, ...
Trevor J. Franklin, George Alan Snow, 2006
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Understanding Bacteria
Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis As we have seen earlier, peptidoglycans are required for cell growth and division as they constitute the cell wall polymers. The glycan portion of peptidoglycan consists of two disaccharides. N- acetylglucosamine ...
S. Srivastava, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEPTIDOGLYCAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peptidoglycan is used in the context of the following news items.
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What Are Bacteria?
Bacteria are first stained with a purple dye called crystal violet, which specifically binds to peptidoglycan, a complex structure of amino acids ... «Live Science, Jul 15»
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A novel intracellular mutualistic bacterium in the invasive ant …
Relevant genes involved in the biosynthesis of nucleotides and peptidoglycan are indicated. A single frameshift is found in adk and murA; ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Structure of the stationary phase survival protein YuiC from B.subtilis
Results: The first structure of a Firmicute Sps protein YuiC from B. subtilis, is found to be a stripped down version of the cell-wall peptidoglycan ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
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Heat-Denatured Lysozyme Inactivates Murine Norovirus as a …
A lysozyme is an enzyme that hydrolyses the peptidoglycan that make up the cell wall of gram-positive bacteria. Lysozymes are found in human ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Secreted Intestine Nanoparticles Regulate Intestinal Immune …
In a recent study entitled “An endogenous nano mineral chaperones luminal antigen and peptidoglycan to intestinal immune cells,” researchers ... «IBD News Today, Jul 15»
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Researchers from the UCA, key players in a pioneering study that …
As a result of this study, an article entitled 'An endogenous nanomineral chaperones luminal antigen and peptidoglycan to intestinal immune ... «Nanotechnology News, Jun 15»
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Study opens up new line of research into origin of digestive diseases
As a result of this study, an article entitled 'An endogenous nanomineral chaperones luminal antigen and peptidoglycan to intestinal immune ... «News-Medical.net, Jun 15»
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Complete Pipeline intelligence and understanding over therapeutics …
The Report Peptidoglycan Inhibitors – Pipeline Insights, 2015 provides information on pricing, market analysis, shares, forecast, and company ... «Medgadget.com, Jun 15»
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Complete Pipeline Intelligence and Understanding over …
The Report Peptidoglycan Inhibitors - Pipeline Insights, 2015 provides information on pricing, market analysis, shares, forecast, and company profiles for key ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
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Mycobacterial glycolipids di-O-acylated trehalose and tri-O-acylated …
Peptidoglycan inhibits the macrophage response to IFN-γ at a transcriptional level [5]. Among the cell wall glycolipids, excels the effects on ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»

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