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Q. The cell wall, the outermost layer of bacteria, is made up of

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The bacterial cell wall contains peptidoglycan or mucopeptide or murein with diaminopimelic acid, lipid and protein. Chemically, peptidoglycan is composed of N-acetyl glucosamine (NAGA) and N-acetyl muramic acid (NAMA).