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N-acetylmuramic acid
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N-acetylmuramic Acid (Microbiology) 
An acetylated amino sugar bearing a lactyl group. Together with N-acetylglucosamine, it forms the polysaccharide backbone of murein, the rigid, cross-linked polymer that forms the rigid portion of a eubacterial cell wall.
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