Answer to Question #240526 in Organic Chemistry for Josh

Question

Complex carbohydrates, like starch and cellulose, are natural polymers where simple sugar molecules are the monomers. Both starch and cellulose consist of long chains of what simple sugar molecule?

Answer 1

Polysaccharides

A long chain of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds is known as a polysaccharide. The chain may be branched or unbranched, and it may contain different types of monosaccharides. Starch, glycogen, cellulose, and chitin are primary examples of polysaccharides.