Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Cellul
ose
:
A
linear
1,4'-
β
-
D
-
glucopyranose
biopolymer
, consisting of ~5,000 to 10,000
glucopyranose
molecules
per cellulose
molecule
.
Molecular structure
of cellulose.
Related terms:
Polymer
,
carbohydrate
,
monosaccharide
,
disaccharide
,
oligosaccharide
,
glucose
,
starch
,
amylose
,
amylopectin
,
α
,
cellobiose
,
rayon
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