The next to last step in peptidoglycan biosynthesis is
A. synthesis of the NAM-peptide subunit
B. removal of the subunit from bactoprenol
C. linking the sugar of the disaccharide-peptide unit to the growing peptidoglycan chain
D. cross-linking the peptide side chains of peptidoglycan
Answer:C
The next to last step in peptidoglycan biosynthesis is
A. synthesis of the NAM-peptide subunit B. removal of the subunit from bactoprenol C. linking the sugar of the disaccharide-peptide unit to the growing peptidoglycan chain D. cross-linking the peptide side chains of peptidoglycan