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In order to compare possible conformations of murein and pseudomurein from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum with one another (especially with respect to the peptide moiety), X-ray diffraction data, density measurements, and conformational energy calculations were used. All results obtained indicated a similar certain layer-like arrangement and similar ringshaped peptide backbone conformations, thus pointing to similar construction principles for the two polymers.
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This article is dedicated to Professor Otto Kandler on occasion of his 60th birthday.
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Labischinski, H., Barnickel, G., Leps, B. et al. Initial data for the comparison of murein and pseudomurein conformations. Arch. Microbiol. 127, 195–201 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00427193
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