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carboxymethyl cellulose
Sign in to saveAlso known as carboxymethylcellulose, crosslinked carboxymethyl cellulose, CMC, cellulose gum
cellulose derivative grafted with carboxymethyl groups
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H16O8
- Molecular weight
- 240.21 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- acetic acid;2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal
- SMILES
- CC(=O)O.C(C(C(C(C(C=O)O)O)O)O)O
- InChIKey
- VJHCJDRQFCCTHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 156 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 6
- H-bond acceptors
- 8
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
9,906 papers- Carboxymethyl cellulose-based oral delivery systems.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2019
- Enhanced Carboxymethyl Cellulose-Based Hydrogels for Wound Dressings.ACS applied bio materials · 2025
- Seaweed-derived etherified carboxymethyl cellulose for sustainable tissue engineering.Carbohydrate research · 2024
- Carboxymethyl cellulose-chitosan edible films for food packaging: A review of recent advances.Carbohydrate polymers · 2024
- Carboxymethyl cellulose-based materials for infection control and wound healing: A review.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- cellulose derivative
- Has part
- oxygen
- Mass
- 240.084517
- Has use
- food additive
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- short name
- CMC
- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₆O₈
- canonical SMILES
- CC(=O)O.C(C(C(C(C(C=O)O)O)O)O)O
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C83594
- Commons category
- Carboxymethylcellulose
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