Abstract
FROM an examination of the available data for cellulose and the sugars, we have formed the conclusion that the six-atom sugar ring is associated in the crystalline state with certain linear dimensions which are approximately constant, and that at least one of these dimensions usually corresponds to one of the axial lengths of the unit cell. The existing crystallographic data are as follows:
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to the full article PDF.
USD 39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Mark and Meyer, Z. f. physikal. Chemie, B, 2, 115; 1929.
Andreas, Z. f. physikal. Chemie, 122, 26; 1926. Burgeni and Kratky, Z. f. physikal. Chemie, B, 4, 401; 1929.
Hengstenberg and Mark, Z. f. Krist., 72, 301; 1929.
Astbury (sucrose) and Marwick (mannose). Unpublished results obtained in the Davy Faraday Laboratory of the Royal Institution.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
ASTBURY, W., MARWICK, T. Structure of the Crystal Lattice of Cellulose. Nature 127, 12–13 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/127012a0
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/127012a0
