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Why do plants have cellulose?
The plant cells have a cell wall made up of cellulose to allow them to be semi- permeable to water. Cellulose helps the plants in the process of osmosis and digestion.
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What does cellulose do to your body?
According to my last nutrition course, and book, Understanding Nutrition, 9th Ed., by Whitney and Rolfes, 2002, cellulose speeds up GI transit, it delays the absorption… of glucose, and it increases the weight of fecal matter (thereby promoting bowel movements). It is found in all plant materials, including fruits, vegetables, and legumes. Major sources of celluose in food include various brans, whole-grain breads, cereals, and vegetables, such as carrots, cabbage, and brussel sprouts. It promotes health in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract. (MORE)
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Where do plants get cellulose?
Cellulose is made from sugar, bonded together into a more complex molecule, and sugar is produced by photosynthesis. Hence, plants make their own cellulose.
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Why is cellulose insoluble?
In cellulose, glucose monomers are added to produce linear polymer chains that can align side by side, favouring interchain hydrogen bonding. These interchain links produce a …rigid structure of layered sheets of cellulose. This bulky and inflexible structure no only imparts exceptional stregnth to cellulose, it also renders it insoluble in water. It is, of course, essential for plants that their main building material does not readily dissolve in water! (MORE)
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Is cellulose a polymer?
Yes, cellulose is comprised of usually a very large number of glucose molecules linked together.
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Is cellulose a monomer?
cellulose is a polymer. it a chain of repeating monomers. the monomer for cellulose is glucose. cellulose is a polymer. it a chain of repeating monomers. the monome…r for cellulose is glucose. (MORE)
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Where do you find cellulose?
You should look in the cell walls of plants if trying to find cellulose.
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What does cellulose do?
"Cellulose" is the systematic name for cotton. It is a fuel (it burns) and can be nitrated with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acid to form Nitrocellulose, a high explosive.… It is mostly used as a material in textile making, such as in shirts and stuff. (MORE)
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What is not true of cellulose?
There are so many things that are not true of cellulose. For instance, it is not true that it is a carbohydrate. Cellulose is a fiber which is not broken down by salivary …amylase. (MORE)
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What is edible cellulose?
In organic chemistry, cellulose is a polysaccharide that is the primary structural component of green plants. So in this instance, cabbages, green beans, collard greens would …all be examples of edible cellulose. In the industrial arena, cellulose is made from wood pulp and cotton, and is the primary ingredient in cardboard. You can eat cardboard, but according to Myth Busters, there is no nutritional difference between the cellulose of the cereal box and the cereal itself, but the cereal sure tastes better. (MORE)