BRAINCAKECellulose
Cellulose is a polysaccharide made from beta-glucose. Beta glucose is an isomer of alpha-glucose with the hydroxyl group on carbon atom 1 above rather than below the ring.
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Key terms in this lesson
- glycosidic bond
- The covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a condensation reaction.
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