cellulose

     

Cellulose is an organic compoun with the formula (C6H10O5)n, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over nine thousand β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.

Trivia about cellulose

  • This substance found in the cell walls of plants & trees is used to make paper & plastics
  • The primary food of termites is this carbohydrate found in plants
  • A termite's intestinal tract can break down this plant substance; yours can't
  • The main component of the cell walls of plants, this complex carbohydrate is what termites eat
  • Protozoans living in a termite's gut break down this substance in the wood the termite eats
  • Franks without "natural" casings were likely housed in this, the main constituent of plants' cell walls
  • A main constituent of corn husks & stalks is this tough cell wall material that's made into fibers like rayon
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a washi, or paper, factory in Kyoto, Japan.) This material from plant cell walls is the basis of papermaking; soaking fibers in a strong solution dissolves more of it, resulting in softer washi

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