NUTRITION
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
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What are the two major categories of polysaccharides?
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structural and non structural
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function and non functional
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structural and functional
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non structural and non functional
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Homopolysaccharides. Heteropolysaccharides. 24-Dec-2020
Detailed explanation-2: -Cellulose and chitin are both structural polysaccharides that consist of many thousand glucose monomers combined in long fibers. The only difference between the two polysaccharides are the side-chains attached to the carbon rings of the monosaccharides.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. The glucose monomers are linked by glycosidic bonds.
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