Bacterial Cell Wall

structure present in Archaea instead of peptidoglycan

another term for peptidoglycan

2 fxns of peptidoglycan

2 sugar backbones of peptidoglycan

tetra amino side chains

bonds that connect the peptidoglycan monomers

process which create the cross bridging between peptides

Usable form of aa

advantage for having D-form aa

peptide cross link in G-

peptide cross link in G+

characteristic of G- cell wall

characteristic f G+cell wall

cause of thick peptidoglycan layer

Starting material in peptidoglycan synthesis

To which molecule does NAG interact with to form NAM?

How is NAG converted to NAM?

T or F: tRNA & ribosomes are used in peptide addition in peptidoglycan synthesis

transport lipid which carries NAG-NAM-5AA

2 processes occurring in the cell wall upon peptidoglycan synthesis

examples of beta-lactam antibiotics

mechanism of beta-lactam antibiotics

example of Glycopeptide antibiotics

mechanism of glycopeptide antibiotics

mechanism of bacitracin

3 types of peptidoglycan hydrolases

mechanism of Glycan-strand hydrolyzing enzyme

mechanism of Endopeptidase hydrolyzing enzyme

mechanism of N-acetylmuramoyl-L-amanine amidase enzyme

describe: G+ cell wall

unique structures in G+ cell walls

fxn of teichoic acids

Teichoic acids which extend until the cell membrane

fxn of Lipoteichoic acids

components of Lipoteichoic acids

Most abundant protein in OM

3 parts of lipopolysaccharide

fxn of O side chain

special structures in outer membrane

4 reagents in Gram staining

differential sep in G staining