Related MeSH Hierarchy (4)
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Macromolecular Substances [D05] » Polymers » Biopolymers » Glucans » Cellulose
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Carbohydrates [D09] » Polysaccharides » Glucans » Cellulose
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25] » Polymers » Biopolymers » Cellulose
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J] » Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01] » Manufactured Materials » Biomedical and Dental Materials » Polymers » Biopolymers » Cellulose
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. MeSH
Hierarchy View
Hierarchy Tree View
YOU AGREE THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD-PARTY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, OR ANY OTHER THIRD-PARTY RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CREATORS OF THE WEBSITE OR WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE WEBSITE, THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, OR THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
