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- Definition of polysaccharide : a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis into two or more molecules of monosaccharides; especially: one (such as cellulose, starch, or glycogen) containing many monosaccharide units and marked by complexity
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polysaccharide Examples of linear polysaccharides are cellulose, amylose, and mucopolysaccharides; yeast mannans and vegetable gums have structure (b), and glycogen, amylopectin, and galactan from the edible snail Helix pomatia have structure (c).
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Carbohydrates A polysaccharide is a long chain of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds; the chain may be branched or unbranched and can contain many types of monosaccharides. Key Terms isomer: Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.
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What are the different Polysaccharides? Polysaccharides are polymer carbohydrates made up of many monosaccharides or disaccharides. In simple terms, polysaccharides are complex sugar molecules made up of many blocks of simple sugar. The sugars are held together by the glycosidic bonds.
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Oligosaccharides Oligosaccharides Definition. Oligosaccharides [Greek oligo = few; sacchar = sugar] are carbohydrates composed of 3 to 9 monosaccharides. Picture 1. An oligosaccharide example: raffinose. Examples of Oligosaccharides in Foods. Arabinoxylan-oligosaccharides (derived from cereal grains)
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- A polysaccharide is a type of sugar composed of a long chain of  monosaccharides. Examples are cellulose, starch, glycogen, and  chitin. 3 people found this useful. Edit.
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- Monosaccharides - simple sugars, with multiple hydroxyl groups. Based on the number of carbons (e.g., 3, 4, 5, or 6) a monosaccharide is a triose, tetrose, pentose, or hexose, etc. Disaccharides - two monosaccharides covalently linked. Oligosaccharides - a few monosaccharides covalently linked. Polysaccharides - polymers consisting of chains of monosaccharide or disaccharide units.
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polysaccharide polysaccharide pol·y·sac·cha·ride any of a group of complex carbohydrates, as starch, that decompose by hydrolysis into a large number of monosaccharide units
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CHEMISTRY II: WATER AND ORGANIC MOLECULES Polysaccharides are large molecules composed of individual monosaccharide units. A common plant polysaccharide is starch (shown in Figure 12), which is made up of many glucoses (in a polypeptide these are referred to as glucans). Two forms of polysaccharide, amylose and amylopectin makeup what we commonly call starch.
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Carbohydrates polysaccharide that stores glucose for energy in animal cells in granules, especially those in the liver and muscle. This polysaccharide is the animal equivalent of plant starch, but its molecules are more branched than starch.ike starch, this polysaccharide is made of glucose, but the chains are made from a different glucose isomer, so they have different properties, made with glucose that has the beta ring form so indigestible to humans.
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Polysaccharide Their function in living organisms is usually either structure-or storage-related. Starch (a polymer of glucose) is used as a storage polysaccharide in plants, being found in the form of both amylose and the branched amylopectin. In animals, the structurally similar glucose polymer is the more densely branched glycogen, sometimes called 'animal starch'.
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- Cellulose - a polysaccharide composed of 1,4-linked β-D-glucose residues Hemicellulose - branched polysaccharides that are structurally homolgous to cellulose because they have a backbone composed of 1,4-linked β-D-hexosyl residues. The predominant hemicellulose in many primary walls is xyloglucan.
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polysaccharide A polysaccharide consisting of hexose mono-saccharide units may be represented by the reaction below. The term polysaccharide is limited to those polymers which contain 10 or more monosaccharide residues. Polysaccharides such as starch, glycogen, and dextran consist of several thousand d -glucose units.
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Polysaccharide 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. Polysaccharides are often quite heterogeneous, containing slight modifications of the repeating unit.tarch (a polymer of glucose) is used as a storage polysaccharide in plants, being found in the form of both amylose and the branched amylopectin.
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monosaccharide Any of a class of carbohydrates that cannot be broken down to simpler sugars by hydrolysis and that constitute the building blocks of oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.
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- Definition of POLYSACCHARIDE. : a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis into two or more molecules of monosaccharides; especially: one (as cellulose, starch, or glycogen) containing many monosaccharide units and marked by complexity. See polysaccharide defined for kids.ADVERTISEMENT.edical Definition of POLYSACCHARIDE. : a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis into two or more molecules of monosaccharides; especially: one (as cellulose, starch, or glycogen) containing many monosaccharide units and marked by complexity—called also glycan.
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Polysaccharides Polysaccharides Definition and Structure. Polysaccharides [Greek poly = many; sacchar = sugar] are complex carbohydrates, composed of 10 to up to several thousand monosaccharides arranged in chains. The most common monosaccharides that appear as parts of polysaccharides are glucose, fructose, galactose and mannose. Picture 1.
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Blood Sugar Management Tea contains many biologically active components, including polysaccharides. A polysaccharide is a chain of simple sugars linked together with glycosidic bonds. It may be a simple chain, or it may have many branches.Cellulose is a common example of a simple polysaccharide, while gum Arabic is a highly-branched polysaccharide.ea Polysaccharides Background and Benefits. Tea is a beverage made from the cured leaves of the tea plant, known scientifically as Camellia sinensis.
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Oligosaccharide An oligosaccharide (from the Greek ὀλίγος olígos, a few, and σάκχαρ sácchar, sugar) is a saccharide polymer containing a small number (typically two to ten) of simple sugars (monosaccharides). Oligosaccharides can have many functions including cell recognition and cell binding.
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14 2.5 Organic Compounds Essential to Human Functioning Polysaccharides When many monosaccharide units are linked together, the resulting carbohydrate is called a polysaccharide. Three important polysaccharides are starch, cellulose, and glycogen which are all made up of glucose molecules linked in different arrangements.
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- Polysaccharide vaccines are a unique type of inactivated subunit vaccine composed of long chains of sugar molecules that make up the surface capsule of certain bacteria. Pure polysaccharide vaccines available include: pneumococcal, meningococcal, and Salmonella typhi.
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Polysaccharide Polysaccharides are an important class of biological polymers. Their function in living organisms is usually either structure-or storage-related. Starch (a polymer of glucose) is used as a storage polysaccharide in plants, being found in the form of both amylose and the branched amylopectin.In animals, the structurally similar glucose polymer is the more densely branched glycogen, sometimes called 'animal starch'.hey 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. Polysaccharides are often quite heterogeneous, containing slight modifications of the repeating unit.
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Polysaccharide Polysaccharides are an important class of biological polymers. Their function in living organisms is usually either structure-or storage-related. Starch (a polymer of glucose) is used as a storage polysaccharide in plants, being found in the form of both amylose and the branched amylopectin.In animals, the structurally similar glucose polymer is the more densely branched glycogen, sometimes called 'animal starch'.xamples include storage polysaccharides such as starch and glycogen, and structural polysaccharides such as cellulose and chitin. Polysaccharides are often quite heterogeneous, containing slight modifications of the repeating unit.
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- A polysaccharide is any carbohydrate made up of a chain of monosaccharides. Starch, cellulose, and glycogen (animal starch) are polysaccharides.here are several kinds of polysaccharides: 1  Storage polysaccharides; for example, starch and glycogen. 2  Structural polysaccharides; for example, cellulose, chitin, and pectin. 3  Acidic polysaccharides that contain carboxyl, phosphate and/or sulfuric ester groups.
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- Definition of oligosaccharide - a carbohydrate whose molecules are composed of a relatively small number of monosaccharide units. Definition of oligosaccharide - a carbohydrate whose molecules are composed of a relatively small number of monosaccharide units.