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Saccharides are sugars * A monosaccharide (e.g. glucose, fructose) is the smallest possible sugar unit * A disaccharide is two monosaccharide molecules bonded together e.g. sucrose consists of one molecule of glucose and one of fructose * A polysaccharide is a chain of monosaccharides; the chain may be branched (e.g. glycogen) or unbranched (e.g. cellulose)
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∙ 13y agoA saccharide is a carb molecule. Glucose is a monosaccharide because it is made of 1 single glucose molecule and cannot be broken down into a smaller saccharide. Lactose (sugar in milk) is a disaccharide which can be broken down into galactose (another monosaccharide) and glucose. Glycogen is a polysaccharide made up of many glucose molecules.
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∙ 6y agosaccharide. (sāk'ə-rīd') Any of a series of sweet-tasting, crystalline carbohydrates, especially a simple sugar (a monosaccharide) or a chain of two or more simple sugars (a disaccharide, oligosaccharide, or polysaccharide). Glucose, lactose, and cellulose are saccharides.
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How where monosaccharides named?
Mono comes from Greek, "manos", and means one. "Saccharide" is also Greek. It comes from the word "sacchar", and means sugar.
Is chitin a homo-polymer?
Chitin does not contain polymers, but is, rather, a polymer itself. Chitin is a polysaccharide. So, it is a polymer of saccharide subunits. In this case, chitin has many N-acetyl-D-glucosamine subunits.
What are the products when sucrase acts on sucrose?
when sucrase acts on sucrose it produces fructose and glucose they are both monosaccharides (simple sugars) mono=one saccharide=sugar glucose is nessacary in the making of Adenosine tri phosphate ATP and adenosine diphosphat ADP. ATP is the chemical formulae for energy.
Is a carbohydrate a covalent bond that stores an unusually large amount of energy?
No. A carbohydrate is a sugar, just with a longer chain. Carbohydrates and sugars are both types of saccharide, the shorter the chain, the easier they are to metabolise (generally speaking). The strength of a covalent bond depends on which elements are joined, how many bonds there are between the elements and, to a lesser degree the rest of the molecule.
Is chitin a monosaccharide a disaccharide or polysaccharide?
Chitin is actually a polysaccharide. While the number of monomers of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine that makes up chitin is unspecified, it is assumed to be greater than 2 in order to make it a proper polysaccharide. Disaccharides only have two saccharide subunits (examples are sucrose and maltose).
What does the suffix saccharide mean?
The suffix saccharide means sugar :)
Carbohydrates are polymers formed of structural units called?
saccharide units>>> sugars
What is another name for saccharide?
mono
Is a starch a mono or poly saccharide?
it is a polysaccharide
What category of organic molecules does the term -saccharide refer to?
The category of organic molecules that the term -saccharide refers to is carbohydrate. A carbohydrate is one of the macromolecules found in the body.
What category of organic molecules does saccharide refer to?
Carbohydrates
What happens to undigested disaccharides?
it turns into a mono saccharide
Is saccharide a type of artificial sweetener?
disaccharides sucrose
What is the monomer for polysaccharides?
the monomer of poly saccharide is glucose
Is salt a polysaccharide?
Salt (sodium chloride) is not a saccharide.
What is disccharide?
A disaccharide is a saccharide formed from two monosaccharides by dehydration synthesis.
How do the prefixes of the -saccharide words relate to the structure of the sugar?
Scientists also use the word saccharide to describe sugars. If there is only one sugar molecule, it is called a monosaccharide. If there are two, it is a disaccharide. If there are three, it is a trisaccharide. You get the idea.
