NUTRITION
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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polysaccharide
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polypeptide
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -POLYSACCHARIDES. Polysaccharides are long chains of monosaccharide subunits linked together through dehydration synthesis reactions. These chains may number from as few as three subunits to thousands. The polysaccharides are what we refer to as complex carbohydrates.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carbohydrates are classified into three subtypes: monosaccharides, (mono-= ‘’one”, “alone”; saccharide = “sugar, sweet”) disaccharides (di = “two”), and polysaccharides. (poly-= “many, much”). Monosaccharides and disaccharides are also called simple carbohydrates, and are generally referred to as sugars.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polysaccharides are polymeric carbohydrates composed of long chains of monosaccharide units joined by glycosidic linkages with a general formula of (C6H10O5)n, 40≤n≤3000.