what organic molecule is most scommon to be found in bacteria cell membranes?

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what organic molecule is most scommon to be found in bacteria cell membranes?

2007-01-11 14:50:41 · 2 answers · asked by chris a 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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D-alanine. That's why penicillin is so effective. It blocks the carrier molecule that transports D-alanine to the site of cell wall repair. The cell wall falls out of repair, bursts, and the bacterium dies. Humans don't use D-alanine for anything, so they're unharmed.

2007-01-11 15:06:20 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

lipids

2007-01-11 22:54:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋