noun
definition
A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
example
Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.
Examples of polysaccharide in a Sentence
Streptococcus produce the enzyme hyaluronidase which hydrolyses hyaluronic acid, a polysaccharide component responsible for binding cells together.
About Hyaluronic Acid History In 1934 Palmer and Meyer isolated a novel polysaccharide from vitreous of bovine eyes.
In dry conditions on the leaf surface clusters of bacteria are found encapsulated in extracellular polysaccharide.
Many of the novel predicted genes are associated with surface polysaccharide, flagellar biosynthesis and modification in addition to hypothetical genes.
His specialty is rheology of polysaccharide gels although his knowledge is extensive and covers topics as divers as extrusion technology through to food packaging.
To this end, the polysaccharide preparations have been subjected to enzymic hydrolysis and methylation analysis.
IgG subclass deficiency is a disorder associated with a poor ability to respond and make antibody against polysaccharide antigens, primarily pneumococcus.
The individual will typically not make antibodies against protein or polysaccharide antigens and will not make IgM antibodies against incompatible blood group antigens (hemagluttinins).