What is Cellobiose?
'''Cellobiose''' is a kind of [[sugar]]. This word is from [[biochemistry]] and cellobiose is part of the [[disaccharide]] group of sugars. This sugar was called ''cellose''.<ref> {{cite web | title=Oxford English Dictionary | url=http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50035390?single=1&query_type=word&queryword=cellobiose&first=1&max_to_show=10 | accessdate=2008-09-19}} </ref> Cellobiose is made from [[cellulose]], which comes from the cells of plants. Things that have a lot of cellulose are good for making cellobiose, like [[cotton]] or [[paper]]. Water and cellulose make cellobiose: this process is called [[hydrolysis]]. Pure cellobiose is a white powder.<ref>{{cite web | title=Safety data for cellobiose | url=http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/CE/cellobiose.html | accessdate=2008-09-19 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> People cannot metabolize cellobiose.<ref> {{cite web | title=3dChem.com | url=http://www.3dchem.com/molecules.asp?ID=56 | accessdate=2008-09-19}} </ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Carbohydrates]]