Cellulose
A polysaccharide with glucose units linked as in CELLOBIOSE. It is the chief constituent of plant fibers, cotton being the purest natural form of the substance. As a raw material, it forms the basis for many derivatives used in chromatography, ion exchange materials, explosives manufacturing, and pharmaceutical preparations.
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Tree Number(s): D05.750.078.562.180, D09.698.365.180, D25.720.099.500, J01.637.051.720.099.500
MeSH Unique ID: D002482
Registry Number: 9004-34-6
Entry Terms:
- alpha-Cellulose
- alpha Cellulose
- Polyanhydroglucuronic Acid
- Acid, Polyanhydroglucuronic
- Rayophane
- Heweten
- Avicel
- Alphacel
- Sulfite Cellulose
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