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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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