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| Saccharide is another term used for the word sugar - and an oligosaccharide commonly refers to a [[Carbohydrate|carbohydrate]] [[Polymer|polymer]] whose [[Molecules|molecules]] are composed of a relatively small number of monosaccharide units <ref>Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer . Biochemistry Seventh Edition Freeman</ref>. The parameters for an oligosaccharide vary, however they are typically counted as any sugar with between 3 and 9 [[Monosaccharide|monosaccharide]] units.
| | Misspelling of [[Oligosaccharide|Oligosaccharides]] |
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| Common oligosaccharides include [[Glucose|glucose]], [[Fructose|fructose]] and [[Galactose|galactose]] - which can often be bonded together through [[1,4 glycosidic bonds|1,4 glycosidic bonds]] to create disaccharides such as [[Maltose|maltose]], [[Sucrose|sucrose]] and [[Lactose|lactose]].
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| Oligosaccharides have many functions in humans and the most commonly investigated is their effect on animal cell [[Plasma membranes|plasma membranes]] where they play an important role in cell - cell recognition.<ref>Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter. Molecular Biology of the Cell, Fifth edition.</ref> | |
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