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Teichoic Acids

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Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology / Ergebnisse der Mikrobiologie und Immunitätsforschung

Abstract

The teichoic acids, which are found in the cell walls of many gram-positive bacteria, are polymers of phosphates of polyhydroxyalcohols and sugars. Their name is derived from the Greek word teichos, “the wall”. It was in 1951 [108] when the possibility that such components may exist in bacteria was suggested for the first time by detection of considerable phosphorus excess in the staphylococcal cells, as compared to the nucleic acids, phospholipids, and other phosphorus-containing compounds known at that time. In the next years Armstrong, Baddiley, Archibald and their co-workers published a number of papers elucidating the structure of teichoic acids in many bacterial species.

Preparation of this publication was supported by research grant 05-327-2 from the U.S. Public Health Service.

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