A medical laboratory scientist performs a Gram stain on a bacterial culture isolated from a clinical sample. Microscopic analysis reveals that the organism possesses a thick, rigid cell wall that retains crystal violet dye. Which structural molecule forms the primary meshwork of this cell wall, distinguishing bacteria from eukaryotic plant cells?
- PeptidoglycanCevap
- BCellulose
- CChitin
- DCapsid protein
Cevap
Peptidoglycan forms the primary structural constituent of the bacterial cell wall in Kingdom Monera, distinguishing it from the cellulose wall of plant cells.
Peptidoglycan is the defining macromolecule of bacterial cell walls in Kingdom Monera, consisting of repeating disaccharide units cross-linked by amino acid side chains.
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Bacterial cell wall composition (Peptidoglycan vs. Cellulose)