- Cellobiose
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Formula = C12H22O11
PubChem = 294
MolarMass=342.30
CASNo = 16462-44-5
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Solubility = 12 g/100mLCellobiose is a
disaccharide with the formula [HOCH2CHO(CHOH)3] 2O. The molecule is derived from the condensation of twoglucose molecules linked in a β(1→4) bond. It can be hydrolyzed by bacteria or cationic ion exchange resins [ [http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?query=cellobiose&action=Search+OMD Cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk] ] to give glucose. Cellobiose has eight freealcohol (COH) groups and threeether linkages, which give rise to strong -inter- and intra-molecularhydrogen bonds It can be obtained by enzymatic or acidic hydrolysis of cellulose and cellulose rich materials such as
cotton ,jute , orpaper .Cellulose is a polymer ofglucose units linked by β(1→4) bonds.Treatment of cellulose with
acetic anhydride andsulfuric acid , gives cellobiose tetraacetate, which cannot engage in hydrogen bonding and is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. [Braun, G. "α-Cellobiose Octaacetate" Organic Syntheses, Collected Volume 2, p.124 (1943). [http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/pdfs/CV2P0124.pdf] ]References
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