Oligosaccharides, Biology

Assignment Help:

OLIGOSACCHARIDES

  1. They are small-sized polymers of monosaccharides having 2 - 6 simple sugars, occasionally upto 9 - 10.
  2. Oligosaccharides are soluble in water, sweet to taste and crystalline in nature.
  3. The successive monosaccharide residues are linked by means of glycosidic bonds (-C - O - C - ).
  4. Smaller oligosaccharides are unbranched.
  5. The larger ones can be branched.
  6. Depending upon the number of monosaccharide residues present, oligosaccharides are called - Disaccharides, Trisaccharides, Tetrasaccharides, Pentasaccharides, Hexasaccharides

Related Discussions:- Oligosaccharides

Determinants of health status, Determinants of Health Status The linkage...

Determinants of Health Status The linkage between economic development and health was discussed in the previous unit. The present unit deals with an identification of the factor

Explain retrograde peri-implantitis, What is retrograde peri-implantitis? ...

What is retrograde peri-implantitis? Retrograde peri-implantitis has been described by Misch as implant failure probably due to bone microfractures caused by premature implant

What essential function do serve, Why do membranes figure so prominently in...

Why do membranes figure so prominently in eukaryotic cells? What essential function do they serve?

Sickle Cell, Sickling occurs in deoxyhemoglobin S, but not in oxyhemoglobin...

Sickling occurs in deoxyhemoglobin S, but not in oxyhemoglobin S. Oxyhemoglobin has a small hydrophobic \"pocket\" in a ß chain region located in the interior of the protein. In de

Recovery of by-products: coal, Recovery of tar: the coke oven gas coming o...

Recovery of tar: the coke oven gas coming out from ovens is passed through a tower where liquid ammonia is sprayed. The tar and dust are removed and then recovered. Recover of

Explain marine oils, Marine oils These oils typically contain large amo...

Marine oils These oils typically contain large amounts of long - chain omega-3-polyunsaturated fatty acids, with up to six double bonds and they are usually rich in vitamins A

Glucose-6-phosphate to glucose, Glucose-6-phosphate to Glucose Glucose...

Glucose-6-phosphate to Glucose Glucose-6-phosphate to Glucose : Glucose-6-phosphate  is converted to glucose  by glucose-6-phosphatase which is present in intestine, liver and

Difference between other eukaryotic cells , Difference between other eukary...

Difference between other eukaryotic cells ? Cell Wall :  In addition to the presence of photosynthetic plastids, another significant difference between other eukaryotic cell

Vertebrates & invertebrates, Evolution of vertebrates and invertebrates ner...

Evolution of vertebrates and invertebrates nervous system

Which chemical substances produced by water photolysis, Q. What are the che...

Q. What are the chemical substances produced by water photolysis and what is the destination of each of those substances? Free electrons, molecular oxygen and hydrogen ions are

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd