A polymer of n-acetyl-glucosamine and n-acetyl-muramic acid comprises most of this structure in bacteria, whose synthesis is inhibited by beta-lactams such as penicillin and which is larger in gram-positive bacteria than gram-negative bacteria.
In fungi, this structure's construction relies on the enzyme 1,3-beta-glucan synthase, which is inhibited by caspofungin. Unusually, the genus Mycoplasma lacks this structure. Teichoic (tay-KO-ik) acid serves as a co-polymer in this structure. In other organisms, DD-transpeptidases are used to synthesize this structure, which often contains D-amino acids. A polymer of n-acetyl-glucosamine and n-acetyl-muramic acid comprises most of this structure in bacteria, whose synthesis is inhibited by beta-lactams such as penicillin and which is larger in gram-positive bacteria than gram-negative bacteria. For 10 points, name this structure that, in most bacteria, is comprised mostly of peptidoglycan and lies immediately outside of the cell membrane.
In fungi, this structure's construction relies on the enzyme 1,3-beta-glucan synthase, which is inhibited by caspofungin.
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