Cellobiose
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Cellobiose is a kind of sugar.
This word is from biochemistry and cellobiose is part of the disaccharide group of sugars. This sugar was called cellose[1].
Cellobiose is made from cellulose, which comes from the cells of plants. Things that have a lot of cellulose are good for making cellobiose, like cotton or paper. Water and cellulose make cellobiose: this process is called hydrolysis.
Pure cellobiose looks like a white powder[2], but people cannot eat this pure powder[3].
References [change]
- ↑ "Oxford English Dictionary". http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50035390?single=1&query_type=word&queryword=cellobiose&first=1&max_to_show=10. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ↑ "Safety data for cellobiose". http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/CE/cellobiose.html. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ↑ "3dChem.com". http://www.3dchem.com/molecules.asp?ID=56. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
