Polysaccharides
Saccharides are called carbohydrates. Relatively complex saccharides or carbohydrates are called Polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are polymeric structures in which the repeating units are monosaccharides or dissacharides.
Two monosaccharides undergoes condensation reaction with the elimination of simple molecules like water to give dissacharides.
The monosaccharides in Polysaccharides are linked via glycosidic bond in which the oxygen atom is bridge between two carbon rings.
A Polysaccharide may be homo-polysaccharide in which all the monosaccharides are identical or hetero- Polysaccharides in which the monosaccharides are different. Polysaccharides may also be linear or branched.
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