1.15 General Characteristics of Polysaccharides

• Polysaccharide

  • polymers of many monosaccharide units bonded with glycosidic linkages.
• 2 types of Polysaccharides:

  • Homopolysaccharide 
  • Heteropolysaccharide
• Cellulose and glycogen

  • storage polysaccharides
• Chitin

  • Structural polysaccharide
• Hyaluronic acid

  • Acidic polysaccharide
• 3 common tests for Aldehydes:

  • Benedict's
  • Fehling's
  • Tollens'