cellobiose

American  

[sel-oh-bahy-ohs] / ˌsɛl oʊˈbaɪ oʊs /

noun

1. 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.

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cellobiose British  

/ ˈsɛləʊz, ˌsɛləʊˈbaɪəʊz /

noun

1. a disaccharide obtained by the hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulase. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11

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Etymology

Origin of cellobiose

First recorded in 1900–05; cell(ulose) + -o- + bi- ² + -ose ²

Example Sentences

One method uses a second enzyme to cleave cellobiose, but it adds additional cost and complexity to the system.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

Although strategies exist to remove components like xylan and lignin from the cellulose, the researchers said the removal of cellobiose is more difficult.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

Within the tunnel, Cel7A chops up cellulose -- which has repeating units of glucose -- into two-sugar cellobiose fragments.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

"Because cellobiose is so similar to cellulose, it's maybe not surprising that the little pieces can get into the tunnel," Hancock said.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

Maltose, isomaltose, gentiobiose, and cellobiose, are all glucose-glucosides, the difference between them being undoubtedly due to linkage being between different alcoholic groups in the glucose molecules.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred