Q. what are the components of Polysaccharides?
Solution:
- They are are polymeric carbohydrate molecules composed of long chains of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic linkages, and on hydrolysis give the constituent monosaccharides or oligosaccharides.
- They range in structure from linear to highly branched.
- The components of polysaccharides are Amylose, amylopectin, starch, cellulose, hemicellulose, glycogen.
- Polysaccharides are often quite heterogeneous, containing slight modifications of the repeating unit.
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