The incorporation of amino acids into the cell-wall mucopeptide of staphylococci and the effect of antibiotics on the process

glucosamine and muramic acid; (b) a muco- peptide containing glyeine, muramic acid and glucosamrine; (c) a mueopeptide containing mur- anie acid, glyoine, lysine, glutamate and slanine. 4. All the fragments isolated are resistant to the action of lysozyme.