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polysaccharide

(genetic biology)

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  • Grammar: noun
    plural:
    polysaccharides
  • Definition: any of a class of carbohydrates, such as starch and cellulose, consisting of a number of monosaccharides
  • Example:
    1. Polysaccharides are used structurally (e.g. cellulose in wood, cell walls in plants, bacteria, fungi), and can also be bonded to proteins to form glycoproteins.

    2. Cellulose is a polysaccharide of glucose used to construct wood.


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