cellulose (Calcibind)

Function: - structural component of the cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae & other organisms Structure: - polysaccharide - linear chain of several hundred to > 10,000 beta(1-4) linked D-glucose units Uses: - used to produce cardboard & paper - converted into a wide variety of derivative Epidemiology: - most common organic compound on Earth - ~ 33 percent of all plant matter is cellulose - cellulose is mainly obtained from wood pulp & cotton Physiology: - some animals, particularly ruminants & termites, can digest cellulose with the help of symbiotic micro-organisms that live in their guts - humans can digest cellulose to some extent; however, it is often referred to as 'dietary fiber' or 'roughage & acts as a hydrophilic bulking agent for feces

Specific

carboxymethylcellulose (Celluvisc, Refresh) hydroxyethylcellulose hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (hypromellose, Isopto Alkaline, GenTeal, Gonak, Goniosol, Teargen II, Visine Tears)

General

antidote dietary fiber plant-specific molecule polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate, glycan)

Properties

References

- Wikipedia: Cellulose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose

Component-of

brilliant green/cellulose/metronidazole cellulose/citric acid (Plenity)