What does the following equation represent?

DE=100* Number of glycosidic bond cleaved

Initial number of glycosidic bonds present

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Clinically, the cell wall is important because it contributes to the ability of some species to cause disease and is the site of action of some antibiotics. In addition, the chemical composition of the cell wall is used 

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#Question id: 14968

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What compound provide much of the wall's antigenic specificity and thus make it possible to identify gram-positive bacteria by certain laboratory tests

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 A new drug is developed that targets and binds to the lipid A portion of LPS from Gram negative bacterial cells. This drug shows a high degree of activity and binding in a test tube setting against purified lipid A. Based on this information,

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#Question id: 14970

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A research lab is trying to produce new antibiotics. They come up with drugs that detach the hydrophilic heads from the phospholipids in plasma membranes. This drug

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#Question id: 14971

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Bacillus and Clostridium are medically relevant groups of bacteria that characteristically stain 

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#Question id: 14972

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Although O side chains are readily recognized by host antibodies, gram negative bacteria may thwart host defenses by