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Home Q & A Board Biology-Related Homework Help Biochemistry
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a)The glycosidic linkages between monosaccharides in peptidoglycan are extraordinarily strong.
b)The polysaccharides in peptidoglycan form helical structures, as in cellulose.
c)Individual strands are joined by peptide bonds - a type of covalent bond.
d)The polysaccharides in peptidoglycan are highly branched and form a network.
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11 years ago
a)

it's a glycosidic bond (1-4 beta linkage)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycosidic_bond

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actually wait,...
it's kind of a tricky question

it's asking for why the formation of a sheet is possible
D is the only one that explains a sheet like structure and is also correct so i would go with D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptidoglycan
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