| umls-concept:C0007648 | skos:definition | MSH: A polysaccharide with glucose units linked as in CELLOBIOSE. It is the chief constituent of plant fibers, cotton being the purest natural form of the substance. As a raw material, it forms the basis for many derivatives used in chromatography, ion exchange materials, explosives manufacturing, and pharmaceutical preparations.,CSP: polysaccharide with glucose units linked; chief constituent of plant fibers.,NCI: A polysaccharide consisting of linear beta-(1,4)-linked glycolpyranoside units. Humans lack digestive enzymes to cleave beta-(1,4) linkages and thus cannot absorb glucose from cellulose. (DRI),NCI: A building block of plant cells and fiber. Cellulose cannot be digested by people, and is used to add bulk to the diet. | lld:umls |
