2007-04-15 16:42:41 · 7 answers · asked by superval13 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
It is a polysaccharide abundant in plant tissues that human digestive enzymes cannot break down.
2007-04-15 16:51:57 · answer #1 · answered by AT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n is a polysaccharide of beta-glucose.[1][2] It forms the primary structural component of green plants. The primary cell wall of green plants is made of cellulose; the secondary wall contains cellulose with variable amounts of lignin.
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2007-04-16 12:26:53 · answer #2 · answered by shalu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cellulose is a polysaccharide (carbohydrate) made of a net-like arrangement of glucose molecules.
Cellulose is the main structural component of the cell walls of plants and algae.
2007-04-15 23:47:33 · answer #3 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cellulose:
5Fr < L cellula (see CELLULE) + Fr -ose, -OSE16 the chief substance composing the cell walls or fibers of all plant tissue, a polymeric carbohydrate with the general formula (C6H10O5)x: it is used in the manufacture of paper, textiles, explosives, etc.
2007-04-15 23:49:45 · answer #4 · answered by Ret68 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same as Amylose, Except With a Beta Linkage.
2007-04-16 05:01:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's something like starch but only found in plants cells and it is 1 linear chain of polysaccharides
2007-04-16 00:21:56 · answer #6 · answered by dis_yazi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clumpy fat deposits
2007-04-15 23:46:29 · answer #7 · answered by unit ® 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋