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GlcHMS326 is notable for undergoing three distinct chemical modifications: glycosylation, hydroxylation, and methylation.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

There is evidently little attendant hydroxylation, and another essential feature is the small molecular proportion of groups showing the typical sulphonation.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.