Cellulose Microfibril Assembly

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Lignin is linked through covalent bonds (ester and ether) to hemicelluloses. The two macromolecules then constitute the lignin-carbohydrate complex (known as LCC). As the hemicelluloses can be linked to cellulose through hydrogen bonding, the LCC is capable to assemble the cellulose microfibrils (Figure 5.3). 

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