Polysaccharides

Polysaccharides are carbohydrates formed from up to a thousand monosaccharides. In other words, it is a large carbohydrate molecule that contains many small sugar molecules that are joined chemically, also called glycan.

Structural polysaccharides

Examples

Examples of polysaccharides include cellulose and amylose

Anatomy and physiology of animals-Polysaccharides

Also see

Monosaccharides - these are the most basic, fundamental unit of a carbohydrates that are simple sugars with the general chemical structure of C6H12O6.

See also

• Glycan
• Oligosaccharide nomenclature
• Polysaccharide encapsulated bacteria

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