Cellooctaose
Full Name
Cellooctaose
Keywords
Glcβ1-4[Glcβ1-4]6Glc
Background
Cellooctaose is a linear oligosaccharide composed of eight D-glucose units linked by β-(1,4)-glycosidic bonds. It is a key structural fragment of cellulose, the most abundant organic polymer on Earth. Cellooctaose is not digestible by humans but is used as a research standard to study the activity of cellulase enzymes.
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