Question

Polysaccharides have _____sugar(s); disaccharides have _____sugar(s); monosaccharides have _____sugar(s).

Answer 1

Polysaccharides 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.

Answer 2

Monosaccharides - simple sugars, with multiple hydroxyl groups. Based on the number of carbons (e.g., 3, 4, 5, or 6) a monosaccharide is a triose, tetrose, pentose, or hexose.

Answer 3

Disaccharides - two monosaccharides covalently linked

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Oligosaccharides - a few monosaccharides covalently linked. No problem!

Answer 6

Polysaccharides - polymers consisting of chains of monosaccharide or disaccharide units.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

this is the chemical make-up of carbohydrates.