Homopolysaccharide

Homopolysaccharide

Homopolysaccharides are polymers composed of a single type of sugar monomer. For example, cellulose is an unbranched homopolysaccharaide comprised of glucose monomers connected via beta-glycosidic linkages; glycogen is a branched form, where the glucose monomers are joined by alpha-glycosidic linkages. [Champe, Harvey, Ferrier. Biochemistry 4th Edition. 2008. 90.]

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