polysaccharide

Definition

A biomacromolecule consisting of large numbers of monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically. This term is commonly used only for those containing more than ten monosaccharide residues.

Reference

  1. EMBL-EBI 2025 Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI). The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EBML). [2025-2-27] www.ebi.ac.uk
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
Properties

Label

polysaccharide

EUPH Code

[426]

EUPH IRI

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_18154

Created

2023-01-23

Updated

2025-03-02
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n/a

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Contributors

Class

Author: Michael Rubinigg

Definition

Author: Michael Rubinigg

Translation

Authors: Michael Rubinigg

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English
polysaccharide

Noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
German
Polysaccharid

Noun, Neuter, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved