Cellulose
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Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula n, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important structura
Cellulose under a microscope
A triple strand of cellulose showing the hydrogen bonds (cyan lines) between glucose strands
Cotton fibres represent the purest natural form of cellulose, containing more than 90% of this polysaccharide.
Bacterial cellulose
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Bacterial cellulose is an organic compound with the formula n produced by certain types of bacteria. While cellulose is a basic structural material of most plants, it is also produced by bacteria, pri
A wet microbial cellulose pellicle being removed from a culture
Nata de coco, a traditional food product from the Philippines made from fermenting coconut water with Komagataeibacter xylinus
Biochemical Pathway for Cellulose Synthesis