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 '''Cellulose'''
(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>6</sub>)<sub>n</sub>
 is a long-chain [[polymer]] of [[glucose|beta-glucose]].
 
Cellulose is the common material of plant [[cell wall]]s and was first noted as such in 1838. It occurs naturally in almost pure form only in [[cotton]] fibre and in combination with [[lignin]] and any [[hemicellulose]], it is found in all plant material - wood, leaves, stalks etc. Cellulose, especially [[cotton linters]], is used in the manufacture of [[nitrocellulose]], used historically in [[smokeless gunpowder]]
 
 Cellulose [[monomer]]s (beta-glucose) are linked together through 1,4 [[glycosidic bond]]s. Cellulose is a straight chain--no coiling occurs. In ''microfibrils'', the multiple hydroxide groups [[hydrogen bond]] with each other, holding the chains firmly together and contributing to their high tensile strength. This strength is important in cell walls, where they are meshed in to a carbohydrate ''matrix'', which helps to keep plants rigid.
 
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 '''Cellulose'''
(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>5</sub>)<sub>n</sub>
 is a long-chain [[polymer]] of [[glucose|beta-glucose]].
 
Cellulose is the common material of plant [[cell wall]]s and was first noted as such in 1838. It occurs naturally in almost pure form only in [[cotton]] fibre and in combination with [[lignin]] and any [[hemicellulose]], it is found in all plant material - wood, leaves, stalks etc. Cellulose is the most abundant form of living terrestrial biomass (Crawford, R. L. (1981). Lignin biodegradation and transformation, John Wiley and Sons, New York.) Cellulose, especially [[cotton linters]], is used in the manufacture of [[nitrocellulose]], used historically in [[smokeless gunpowder]]
 
 Cellulose [[monomer]]s (beta-glucose) are linked together through 1,4 [[glycosidic bond]]s. Cellulose is a straight chain--no coiling occurs. In ''microfibrils'', the multiple hydroxide groups [[hydrogen bond]] with each other, holding the chains firmly together and contributing to their high tensile strength. This strength is important in cell walls, where they are meshed in to a carbohydrate ''matrix'', which helps to keep plants rigid.
 
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