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teichoic acid

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teichoic acid [tā′kō·ik ′as·əd]
(biochemistry)
A polymer of ribitol or glycerol phosphate with additional compounds such as glucose linked to the backbone of the polymer; found in the cell walls of some bacteria.
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Fascinated by the physical properties of these bacteria -- their hearty cell walls made mostly from the two polymers peptidoglycan and teichoic acid -- the biologist wondered: Why not try to make something from this material?
Mendelson's web: a microbiologist spins a tale of mutant bacteria by Lipkin, Richard / Science News
 
 
 
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