Monosaccharides can form polymers {polysaccharide}|, with glycosidic bonds between units. Polysaccharides are not water-soluble and are not sweet.
Seaweed carbohydrate can make gel {agar}|.
Unbranched polysaccharides {cellulose}| in plant cell walls have linked glucose molecules.
Short polysaccharides {dextran} {dextrin}| of 5 to 15 carbons are for energy.
Short polysaccharides {dextrose}| of 5 to 15 carbons are for energy.
Branched polysaccharides {glycogen}| in animals link glucoses and store energy.
Carbohydrates {gum arabic} can be gum.
Polysaccharides {hemicellulose} can link pentose molecules and be in gum.
Linear soluble polymers {hyaluronic acid} can surround egg cell and have disaccharide units.
Carbohydrates {inulin} can be fructose polymers.
Carbohydrates {lignin} can be in tree and grass cell walls. Lignin is hard and woody. It remains when enzymes turn cellulose into sugar.
Two-carbon to ten-carbon polysaccharides {oligosaccharide} can be for energy.
Glucose chains {pectin, polymer}| can be in unripe fruit and be thickeners or gels.
Mouth amylases {ptyalin} can make polysaccharides into dextrin.
In plants, polysaccharides {starch, plant}| can link glucose molecules and store energy. Starches can be unbranched and helical {amylose} or branched {amylopectin}.
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