different between polysaccharide vs biopolymer

polysaccharide

English

Etymology

From poly- +? saccharide.

Noun

polysaccharide (plural polysaccharides)

  1. (biochemistry) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
    Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.

Hypernyms

  • carbohydrate

Hyponyms

  • cellulose
  • glycogen
  • starch
  • See also Thesaurus:polysaccharide

Derived terms

Related terms

  • monosaccharide
  • oligosaccharide

Translations


French

Etymology

poly- +? saccharide

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p?.li.sa.ka.?id/

Noun

polysaccharide m (plural polysaccharides)

  1. Synonym of polyoside

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biopolymer

English

Etymology

From bio- +? polymer.

Noun

biopolymer (plural biopolymers)

  1. (biochemistry) Any macromolecule of a living organism that is formed from the polymerization of smaller entities; a polymer that occurs in a living organism or results from life.

Translations

See also

  • nucleic acid
  • polysaccharide
  • protein

Further reading

  • biopolymer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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