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What does cellobiose mean?

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  1. (biochemistry) A disaccharide, found mainly as a repeat unit in cellulose, in which two glucose units are joined with a 1, 4-β linkage
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Both strains grew in medium containing glucose, cellobiose, xylose or arabinose, whereas no growth was observed in Avicel medium.
Agrocinopine A, cellobiose and laminaripentaose are represented as sticks. Click here for additional data file.
All of the strains produced acid from galactose, D-glucose, D-fructose, d-mannose, esculin, cellobiose, and saccharose.
Individual enzyme activities can also be measured using substrates including carboxymethyl cellulose for endocellulase, and cellobiose for beta glucosidase.
In contrast, cellobiohydrolases cleave cellulose chains at the ends to produce cellobiose or glucose.
These carbohydrates include glucose, mannose, galactose, xylose, arabinose, fructose, sorbose, lactose, sucrose, cellobiose, cellotriose, and raffinose.

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