Carbohydrates: Polysaccharides

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What are polysaccharides?

polymers of monosaccharides

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How are polysaccharides formed?

condensation reaction forming glycosidic bonds

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What are polysaccharides useful for?

Storage

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because large molecules that are insoluble

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What happens when polymers are hydrolysed?

Break down into disaccharides or monosaccharides