Peptidoglycan

"Peptidoglycan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A structural polymer of the bacterial cell envelope consisting of sugars and amino acids which is responsible for both shape determination and cellular integrity under osmotic stress in virtually all bacteria.

Descriptor ID	D010457
MeSH Number(s)	D09.400.420.700 D09.698.718.594 D12.644.233.594 D12.776.395.560.800 D23.050.161.616.594
Concept/Terms	Peptidoglycan Peptidoglycan Murein Pseudomurein Pseudomurein

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Peptidoglycan".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Glycoconjugates [D09.400]
Glycopeptides [D09.400.420]
Peptidoglycan [D09.400.420.700]
Polysaccharides [D09.698]
Polysaccharides, Bacterial [D09.698.718]
Peptidoglycan [D09.698.718.594]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Glycopeptides [D12.644.233]
Peptidoglycan [D12.644.233.594]
Proteins [D12.776]
Glycoproteins [D12.776.395]
Mucoproteins [D12.776.395.560]
Peptidoglycan [D12.776.395.560.800]
Biological Factors [D23]
Antigens [D23.050]
Antigens, Bacterial [D23.050.161]
Polysaccharides, Bacterial [D23.050.161.616]
Peptidoglycan [D23.050.161.616.594]

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