Polysaccharide

Polysaccharide

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Polysaccharides.
Answer:

• They are polymers of monosaccharide units with high molecular weight.
• The monosaccharides are held together by glycosidic bonds.

Properties:

• They are usually tasteless.
• They form colloids with water.
• They are linear as well as branched polymers.

Functions of polysaccharides

Types:

1. Homopolysncchnrldes:

• These on hydrolysis yield a single type of monogenic dim ide.
• They are named according to The nature of the monosaccharide unit like.

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Examples:

1. Starch.
   • It is a homopolymer composed of D-glucose units held by cx-glycosidic bonds.
   • It consists of two polysaccharide components,
     • Water soluble amylase
     • Water-insoluble amylopectin.
2. Dextrins.
3. Inulin.
4. Glycogen.

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2. Hetcropolysaccharide:

• These on hydrolysis yield a mixture of a few monosaccharides.

Storage polysaccharides and structural polysaccharides

Examples:

• Mucopolysaccharides.
  • Also known as glycosaminoglycans.
  • They are heleroglycans made up of repeating units of sugar derivatives, namely amino sugars and uronic acids.
  • They are essential components of tissue structure
  • The ground substances are principally composed of it.
  • Important mucopolysaccharides include.
    • Hyaluronic acid.
    • Chondroitin sulfate
    • Heparin.