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Schematic representation of the bacterial cell wall biosynthesis pathway. The cytoplasmic, membrane and periplasmic steps of the pathway are shown, along with the structure of the cell wall layer product, composed of alternating units of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine and UDP-N-acetylmuramic acid cross-linked via short peptide chains.
