Figure 7.
Use of bio-orthogonal chemistry to detect peptidoglycan incorporation of N-acetyl muramic acid (adapted from Liang et al. 2017). (A) The chemical structure of native peptidoglycan, with biorthogonal modified peptidoglycan and site(s) of fluorescent labelling indicated. (B) Structures of N-acetyl muramic acid monomer and its functionalized derivatives.