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murein(dictionary)
murein transglycosylase(medicine)

murein (iou)



murein noun. M20.
[from Latin murus wall + -ein, after PROTEIN.]
Biochemistry. A structural polymer forming the cell walls of many bacteria, consisting of glycosaminoglycan chains interlinked with short peptides. Cf. MUCOPEPTIDE, PEPTIDOGLYCAN.