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Write the typical component of cell wall of bacteria.

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A typical component of bacterial cell wall is peptidoglycan (also called murein or mucopeptide). It consists of a glycan part and a peptide part. The glycan part is composed of units of amono sugars and the peptide part is composed of amino acids connected by peptide linkages.
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