Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharides

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    • Oligosaccharides - carbohydrates that contain two or more than two monosaccharides
    • Polysaccharides - long chains of carbohydrates molecules, composed of several smaller monosaccharides
    • Oligosaccharides - compose of 2 to 10 monosaccharides residues
    • What are the types of Oligosaccharides?
      Disaccharides, Trisaccharide, Tetrasaccharides
    • Polysaccharides - major classes of biomolecules, long chains of carbohydrate molecules, composed of several smaller monosaccharides
    • What are the two categorization of a polysaccharide?
      Homopolysaccharides, Heteropolysaccharides
    • Homopolysaccharides - a polysaccharide that contains the same type of monosaccharides
    • What are important homopolysaccharides?
      Glycogen, Cellulose, Starch, Inulin
    • Heteropolysaccharides - a polysaccharide that contains different types of monosaccharides
    • What are some important heteropolysaccharides?
      Hyaluronic Acid, Heparin, Chondroitin-4-sulfate, Gamma Globulin
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