Cellobiose
a white, crystalline, water-soluble disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , that is obtained by the breakdown of cellulose or lichenin and yields glucose upon hydrolysis: used chiefly in bacteriology as a reagent.
Historical Examples
noun
a disaccharide obtained by the hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulase. Formula: C12H22O11
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