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what is the meaning of polysaccharide

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Definition of polysaccharide. : a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis into two or more molecules of monosaccharides especially : one (such as cellulose, starch, or glycogen) containing many monosaccharide units and marked by complexity.

Polysaccharides are an important class of biological polymers. Their function in living organisms is usually either structure- or storage-related. Starch (a polymer of glucose) is used as a storage polysaccharide in plants, being found in the form of both amylose and the branched amylopectin.

Polysaccharides Examples:-- Polysaccharides are long chains of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds. Three important polysaccharides, starch, glycogen, and cellulose, are composed of glucose. Starch and glycogen serve as short-term energy stores in plants and animals, respectively.

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