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Polysaccharides
What is polysaccharide oil?
1. n. [Enhanced Oil Recovery] A carbohydrate composed of many monosaccharides. Polysaccharides increase the viscosity of the water slug that precedes ...
What form of polysacchardes do anumals use?
Starch (a polymer of glucose) is used as a storage polysaccharide in plants, being found in the form of both amylose and the branched amylopectin. In ...
What are the two categories of polysaccharides?
Polysaccharides can be broadly classified into two classes: Homo-polysaccharides – are made up of one type of monosaccharide units. ex: cellulose, sta...
Polysaccharides and description of its main function in animals?
A polysaccharide is a type of carbohydrate. ... The main functions of polysaccharides are structural support, energy storage, and cellular communicati...
Is a polysaccharidein plants that as a building material?
It has been estimated that 50% of the world's organic carbon is found in one molecule; cellulose. This molecule is synthesized, stored, modified and u...