BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

POLYSACCHARIDES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the monomers for polysaccharides?
A
Monosaccharides
B
Disaccharides
C
Amino Acids
D
Glucose
E
Fatty Acids
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Polysaccharides are complex biomacromolecules that are made up chains of monosaccharides. The bonds that form these chains are glycosidic bonds. Commonly found monomer units in polysaccharides are glucose, fructose, mannose and galactose which are simple sugars.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monomers are the basic building blocks of larger organic molecules. Monosaccharides are the monomers that make up carbohydrates. Glucose is an example of a monosaccharide. Glycerol and fatty acids are the monomers that make up lipids.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sucrose (table sugar) is the most common disaccharide, which is composed of the monomers glucose and fructose. A polysaccharide is a long chain of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds; the chain may be branched or unbranched and can contain many types of monosaccharides.

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