In order to synthesize new peptidoglycan for bacterial cell walls,the existing walls must be partially digested by __________ to provide acceptor ends for the new synthesis.

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Autolysins are enzymes produced by bacteria that hydrolyze the peptide bonds in peptidoglycan, causing partial digestion and creating new acceptor ends for the incorporation of new peptidoglycan. Lysozyme is also an enzyme that can digest peptidoglycan, but it is not produced by bacteria and is not involved in the synthesis of new cell walls. Autozymogens and peptidoglycolysins are not terms commonly used in microbiology and are not relevant to the question.

In Order to Synthesize New Peptidoglycan for Bacterial Cell Walls,the