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.

Also Known As:

Alphacel; Avicel; Heweten; Polyanhydroglucuronic Acid; Rayophane; Sulfite Cellulose; alpha-Cellulose; Acid, Polyanhydroglucuronic; alpha Cellulose

Macromolecular Substances: 97
- Polymers: 13051
  - Biopolymers: 773
    - Glucans: 1624
      - Cellulose: 1972
Carbohydrates: 22023
- Polysaccharides: 15383
  - Glucans: 1624
    - Cellulose: 1972
Biomedical and Dental Materials
- Polymers: 13051
  - Biopolymers: 773
    - Cellulose: 1972
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
- Manufactured Materials
  - Biomedical and Dental Materials
    - Polymers: 13051
      - Biopolymers: 773
        Cellulose: 1972

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