Noun
cellulose- A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.
- A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.
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...Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over ten thousand β(1→4) linked D-glucose units. Read full entry
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- 1.Cellulose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula (C 6H 10O 5)n, a ... For industrial use, cellulose is mainly obtained from wood pulp and cotton. ...
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- 2.cellulose: Definition from Answers.com
- cellulose ( ) n. A complex carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5 ) n , that is composed of glucose units, forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most
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cellulose? ? ?
i have this hoework q. im not
sure of can u help me?
cellulose belongs to whch
category of organic molecules?
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Carbohydrates. |
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How can cellulose be I thought the point of being
polysaccharide is having
different sort of sugars, but
cellulose which is considered
polysaccharide only has
glucose. Explain?
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no, a polysaccharide is not necessarily many DIFFERENT sugars, just many sugars in a long chain. therefore, cellulose IS a polysaccharide =] |
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What happens to ingested Could someone tell me what
happens when humans ingest
cellulose? Where does it go;
what does the body do with it?
What exactly is cellulose?
Thanks.
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Cellulose is commonly observed in woody plants (basically its the smallest building blocks above cells in a tree). Ingested, it's harmless to humans, but it is very tough stuff. It doesn't digest well. What does break down in the acids in a human stomach should break into sugars and be absorbed into the blood stream. Most would pass through as waste. |
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