Cellulose

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Broader Terms

glucan

Narrower Terms

methylcellulose

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Index Links Cellulose Source Cellulose is found in plants as microfibrils (2-20 nm diameter and 100 - 40 000 nm long).
• Although generally considered a plant material, cellulose is also produced by some bacteria.
• Cellulose Cellulose is probably the single most abundant organic molecule in the biosphere.
• ) Basic Principles of Rayon Fiber Production — In the production of rayon, purified cellulose is chemically converted into a soluble compound.
• Cellulose is the most abundant structuralbiopolymer.

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