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  2. Cell wall - Wikipedia

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    A plant cell wall was first observed and named (simply as a "wall") by Robert Hooke in 1665. [3] However, "the dead excrusion product of the living protoplast" was forgotten, for almost three centuries, being the subject of scientific interest mainly as a resource for industrial processing or in relation to animal or human health.

  3. Bacterial cell structure - Wikipedia

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    Bacteria within the Deinococcota group may also exhibit Gram-positive staining but contain some cell wall structures typical of Gram-negative bacteria. The cell wall of some Gram-positive bacteria can be completely dissolved by lysozymes which attack the bonds between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine.

  4. Cytoplasm - Wikipedia

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    The cytoplasm describes all the material within a eukaryotic or prokaryotic cell, enclosed by the cell membrane, including the organelles [1] and excluding the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. The material inside the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell and contained within the nuclear membrane is termed the nucleoplasm .

  5. Cell (biology) - Wikipedia

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    The cell wall consists of peptidoglycan in bacteria and acts as an additional barrier against exterior forces. It also prevents the cell from expanding and bursting from osmotic pressure due to a hypotonic environment. Some eukaryotic cells (plant cells and fungal cells) also have a cell wall.

  6. Prokaryote - Wikipedia

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    Cell membrane: Surrounds the cell's cytoplasm, regulates flow of substances in and out. Cell wall (except in Mollicutes, Thermoplasma) Outer covering that protects the cell and gives it shape. Cytoplasm: A watery gel that contains enzymes, salts, and organic molecules. Ribosome: Structure that produces proteins as specified by DNA. Nucleoid

  7. Cell envelope - Wikipedia

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    The cell envelopes of the bacterial class of mollicutes do not have a cell wall. [5] The main pathogenic bacteria in this class are mycoplasma and ureaplasma. [5] L-form bacteria are strains bacteria that lack cell walls derived from bacteria that normally possess cell walls. [6]

  8. Plant cell - Wikipedia

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    Structure of a plant cell. Plant cells are the cells present in green plants, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae.Their distinctive features include primary cell walls containing cellulose, hemicelluloses and pectin, the presence of plastids with the capability to perform photosynthesis and store starch, a large vacuole that regulates turgor pressure, the absence of flagella or ...

  9. Periplasm - Wikipedia

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    Monoderm bacteria have a thin periplasm between the cell wall and the plasma membrane [2] All Gram-positive bacteria are bounded by a single unit lipid membrane (i.e. monoderm); they generally contain a thick layer (20-80 nm) of peptidoglycan responsible for retaining the Gram-stain.