FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: methyl cellulose
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General Information
Name
methyl cellulose
FlyBase ID
FBch0003235
ChEBI Name
methyl cellulose
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:53448
PubChem Name
Glc2Me3Me4Me6Me(b1-4)Glc2Me3Me6Me(b1-4)b-Glc1Me2Me3Me6Me
PubChem ID
CID:44263857
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of methyl cellulose
methyl cellulose
InChIKey

LNAZSHAWQACDHT-XIYTZBAFSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A (1->4)-beta-D-glucan compound formed by methylating cellulose through exposure to NaOH/CH3Cl. ChEBI: Methyl cellulose is a (1->4)-beta-D-glucan compound formed by methylating cellulose through exposure to NaOH/CH3Cl. It is functionally related to a (1->4)-beta-D-glucan.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (13)
Synonyms
CHEBI:53448
(PubChem, 2019-)
Cellulose methyl
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Cellulose methylate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
E461
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
LNAZSHAWQACDHT-XIYTZBAFSA-N
(PubChem, 2019-)
Methylcellulose
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Methylcellulosum
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Metilcelulosa
(ChEBI, 2019-)
PubChem:44263857
(PubChem, 2019-)
cellulose methyl ether
(ChEBI, 2019-)
methyl cellulose
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
methylated cellulose
(ChEBI, 2019-)
methylcellulose
(Qush et al., 2025, ChEBI, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (3)