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The NAM units of the glycan chain are linked to short peptides, which are synthesized via a ribosome-independent mechanism, and contain both canonical L-amino acids and unusual D-amino acids.
Cross-links between these peptides hold together the glycan chains and give the cell wall its characteristic rigidity.
While this generic structure is conserved throughout the Bacteria there are number of variations, in particular lineages of bacteria, in terms of adducts to the glycan, and composition of the peptide chain [ 1, 2].