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Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Oligosaccharides

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Oligosaccharides  

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  • Oligosaccharide

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  • Carbohydrates consisting of between two (DISACCHARIDES) and ten MONOSACCHARIDES connected by either an alpha- or beta-glycosidic link. They are found throughout nature in both the free and bound form.

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