Define the following terms : (i) Polysaccharides (ii) Glycosidic bon

1.	Define the following terms : (i) Polysaccharides (ii) Glycosidic bond
Answer» (i) Carbohydrates which yield a large no. of monosaccharide units on hydrolysis are called polysaccharide. (ii) It is a linkage between two monosaccharide units through oxygen atom is called glycosidic linkage or bond.

Define the following terms : (i) Polysaccharides (ii) Glycosidic bond

Answer»

(i) Carbohydrates which yield a large no. of monosaccharide units on hydrolysis are called polysaccharide.

(ii) It is a linkage between two monosaccharide units through oxygen atom is called glycosidic linkage or bond.