POLYSACCHARIDE

Polysaccharide

Polysaccharides are polymeric carbohydrate molecules composed of long chains of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic bonds. They range in structure from linear to highly branched. Examples include storage polysaccharides such as starch and glycogen, and structural polysaccharides such as cellulose and chitin.

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polysaccharide

Noun

  1. A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
    Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.


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