Can humans digest cellulose ?

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Posted by Vikas H 5 years ago
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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago
Humans are unable to digest cellulose because the appropriate enzymes to breakdown the beta acetal linkages are lacking. ... They have the required enzymes for the breakdown or hydrolysis of the cellulose; the animals do not, not even termites, have the correct enzymes. No vertebrate can digest cellulose directly.
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