what role breaks down the cell wall of bacteria?

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new2luv · Answer

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-microbiology/chapter/cell-walls-of-prokaryotes/#:~:text=The%20major%20component%20of%20the,and%20surrounds%20the%20cytoplasmic%20membrane.

Theonlybabykeke2 · Answer

The major component of the bacterial cell wall is peptidoglycan or murein.

new2luv · Answer

this might help

kittybasil · Answer

theonlybabykeke2 wrote:

The major component of the bacterial cell wall is peptidoglycan or murein.

As said previous ^ the cell walls of bacteria tend to contain peptidoglycan. Host antimicrobials, or host hydrolytic enzymes, target the peptidoglycan within said cell walls and break it down. One example would be lysozymes.

ItzAgar · Answer

https://bitesizebio.com/13536/bringing-down-the-walls-part-ii-8-methods-to-break-down-cell-walls/

ItzAgar · Answer

That should help :)