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Cellulose
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| - | <script>select (4-5 and chain= | + | <script>select (4-5 and chain=M);spacefill only</script> |
<text>spacefill</text> | <text>spacefill</text> | ||
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| - | <script>select (4-5 and chain= | + | <script>select (4-5 and chain=M);wireframe only</script> |
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<text>by chain</text> | <text>by chain</text> | ||
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| - | <script>select (4-5 and chain= | + | <script>select (4-5 and chain=M); color cpk</script> |
<text>by atomtype</text> | <text>by atomtype</text> | ||
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| - | <script>select not (4-5 and chain= | + | <script>select not (4-5 and chain=M); color chain</script> |
<text>by chain</text> | <text>by chain</text> | ||
</item> | </item> | ||
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<text>by atomtype</text> | <text>by atomtype</text> | ||
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<text>spacefill</text> | <text>spacefill</text> | ||
</item> | </item> | ||
<item> | <item> | ||
| - | <script>select not (4-5 and chain= | + | <script>select not (4-5 and chain=M);wireframe only</script> |
<text>bonds</text> | <text>bonds</text> | ||
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<checked>true</checked> | <checked>true</checked> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | + | Lecture slides by Eero Kontturi, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/pluginfile.php/148341/mod_folder/content/0/Lecture%202%20-%20Cellulose%20structure.pdf?forcedownload=1 | |
== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 5 July 2023
Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on earth. It occurs in plant cell walls and in bacteria. Common materials containing high amounts of cellulose are wood, paper, and cotton. Cellulose is a water-insoluble polysaccharide that humans can not digest. It is a linear polymer of beta-1,4 linked glucose building blocks, with chains arranged in microfibrils held together by hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions. Cellulose is related to but distinct from starch, a water-soluble carbohydrate containing alpha-1,4 linked glucose building blocks that is digestible by humans.
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