"Cellulose" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A polysaccharide with glucose units linked as in CELLOBIOSE. It is the chief constituent of plant fibers, cotton being the purest natural form of the substance. As a raw material, it forms the basis for many derivatives used in chromatography, ion exchange materials, explosives manufacturing, and pharmaceutical preparations.
| Descriptor ID |
D002482
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.562.180 D09.698.365.180 D25.720.099.500 J01.637.051.720.099.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cellulose- Cellulose
- Polyanhydroglucuronic Acid
- Acid, Polyanhydroglucuronic
- alpha-Cellulose
- alpha Cellulose
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