Question

Explain Polysaccharide with an example.

Answer 1

1. These are made of hundreds of monosaccharide units. Polysaccharides also called “Glycans”.
2. Long-chain of branched or unbranched monosaccharides is held together by glycosidic bonds.
3. Polysaccharide is an example of a giant molecule, a macromolecule and consists of only one type of monomer.
4. Polysaccharides are insoluble in water and are sweet. Cellulose is an example built from repeated units of glucose monomer.
5. Depending on the function, polysaccharides are of two types: Storage Polysaccharide and structural Polysaccharide.