1.14 Oligosaccharides

• Oligosaccharide

  • carbohydrates that contain 3–10 monosaccharide units bonded to each other via glycosidic linkages
• Raffinose

  • Made of 1 galactose, 1 glucose, and 1 fructose
• Stachyose

  • Made of 2 galactose, 1 glucose, and 1 fructose units
• Human Blood types:

  • A
  • B
  • AB
  • O
• O blood type

  • universal donors
• AB blood type

  • universal recipients
• Solanine

  • a potato plant toxin, is a oligosaccharide found in association with an alkaloid.