Agar is, homopolysaccharide or Hetero polysaccharide
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agar is a homopolysaccharide —composed of galactose or its uronic-acid derivative
(galacturonic acid)
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Agar is a heteropolysaccharide.
Explanation:
When one or more than one monosaccharide combines together it leads to the formation of polysaccharide.
When same monosaccharide units lead to the formation of polysaccharide they are called as homopolysaccharide.
On the other hand, if the polysaccharide chain is formed by the different monosaccharide unit, it is called as heteropolysaccharide. Agar is called as heteropolysaccharide because it is composed of monosaccharide units such as galactose, glucose, etc.
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