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Clinical pharmacy PharmD program Third level Phytochemistry-1 (PG-504)

The inter-micellar and inter-fibrillar spaces are filled with other related

polysaccharides (hemicelluloses and pectin) and with non-carbohydrate

substances such as lignin.

The length of cellulose - chain differs according to sources. Cellulose in

different preparation differs in the mean chain length as well as in the degree of

homogeneity.

General properties and Importance of cellulose:

• Cellulose, is the most chemically resistant to all chemicals elaborated by the cell.

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