peptidoglycan-based cell wall
id: GO:0009274
name: peptidoglycan-based cell wall
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A protective structure outside the cytoplasmic membrane composed of peptidoglycan (also known as murein), a molecule made up of a glycan (sugar) backbone of repetitively alternating N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid with short, attached, cross-linked peptide chains containing unusual amino acids. An example of this component is found in Escherichia coli.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009275 | Gram-positive-bacterium-type cell wall |
| GO:0009276 | Gram-negative-bacterium-type cell wall |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0005618 | cell wall |
