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Nature 426, 611-612 (11 December 2003) | doi:10.1038/426611a
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Chemistry: Cellulose stacks up
Mike Jarvis1
Abstract
The long chains of cellulose pack laterally into microfibrils of two crystalline forms. Comparison of the structures of these two forms reveals unexpected patterns of bonding that tie the chains together.
There is more cellulose on Earth than any other organic substance. It is the main constituent of plant cell walls — and so of the paper on which the printed version of this article appears.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Email: mikej@chem.gla.ac.uk
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