taimne homopolüsahhariid, looduslik orgaaniline polümeer, mille makromolekulid on lineaarsed ja koosnevad põhil. D-glükoosi jääkidest (glükopüranoosi vormis), mida ühendavad omavahel ?-1-4-glükosiidsidemed. Teiste monosahhariidide ja pektiinainete jääke on t-i makromolekulides vähe, nende sisaldus sõltub makromolekulide biosünteesi tegureist.
linear homopolymer of glucose ... The most abundant organic polymer on Earth. The glucose repeat units are linked in the ß configuration ..., by contrast with the ? configuration in starch. The ß configuration allows the chains to crystallize in a linear conformation, so natural cellulose as found in wood and natural fibres such as flax and cotton is highly crystalline (90-95%) ...
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FI: selluloosa [U51011]
DE: Zellulose [U51011]
FR: cellulose [U51011]
