Cellobiose
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 is a white powder.[2] People cannot metabolize cellobiose.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Oxford English Dictionary". Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ↑ "Safety data for cellobiose". Retrieved 2008-09-19.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "3dChem.com". Retrieved 2008-09-19.