POLYSACCHARIDES Flashcards by iz may | Brainscape

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WHAT ARE POLYSACCHARIDES?

A

POLYMERS
MADE FROM MANY MONOSACCHARIDES (MONOMERS)
JOINED BY CONDENSATION REACTIONS VIA GLYCOSIDIC BONDS
MADE UP FROM THOUSANDS OF MONOMERS

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WHAT ARE POLYSACCHARIDES NOT?

A

SUGARS
SWEET

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WHAT CAN’T POLYSACCHARIDES DO?

A

BE CRYSTALLIZED

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WHAT ARE 6 OF POLYSACCHARIDE’S PROPERTIES?

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INSOLUBLE
OSMOTICALLY STABLE
DON’T CAUSE WATER TO MOVE INTO OR OUT OF CELLS (OSMOSIS)
CANNOT DIFFUSE OUT OF CELLS = TOO BIG
COMPACT
CAN BE STORED IN A SMALL SPACE

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