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GK QUESTION#3718

The cell wall of bacteria is made up of:

  1. ApeptidoglycanCorrect answer
  2. Bglycogen
  3. Ccellulose
  4. Dpeptone
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A. peptidoglycan

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Peptidoglycan is the characteristic structural polymer of most bacterial cell walls. It contains sugar chains cross-linked by short peptides. Some bacteria, including mycoplasmas, lack a cell wall.

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