A VALUABLE article on recent work on cellulose, starch and glycogen, by Prof. H. Staudinger, has appeared in a recent issue of Die Naturwissenschaften (25, 673 ; 1937). The fact that cellulose ...

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is the term used for all the chemical reactions that happen inside an organism's body. Starch and cellulose are polymers made from the glucose monomer. Proteins are polymers of the amino acids ...

A new review published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts highlights the latest advancements in using biomass-based macroporous scaffolds for wound healing. The study, led by Daqian Gao ...

THE experiment described here gives a comparison of the plasma protein patterns found with two electro-phoretic techniques—those using cellulose-acetat e and starch-gel as supporting media.

Table 1. Composition of cassava starch factory residue (Thippi) (g/100g dry weight) ...

This glucose is: After a few minutes, the parts of the leaf that contain starch turn the iodine from brown to blue/black. Variegated leaves have green parts (where the cells contain chlorophyll ...

Bio-Plastic Market. The global bio-plastic market is witnessing a remarkable transformation as industries and consumers ...