Mesh term Cellulose
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Glucans
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Cellobiose
Cellophane
Cellulose, Oxidized
Collodion
DEAE-Cellulose
Hypromellose Derivatives
Lignin
Methylcellulose
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