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How is the polysaccharide heparin different from the glucose polysaccharides?
In contrast to the glucose polysaccharides that contain ______ as the repeating unit, heparin contains ______ as the repeating unit. The monosaccharides in _______ are charged, whereas _________ is not.
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Three monosaccharides, heparin, four monosaccharides, two monosaccharides, glucose
In contrast to the glucose polysaccharides that contain glucose as the repeating unit, heparin contains two monosaccharides as the repeating unit. The monosaccharides in heparin are charged, whereas glucose is not.
Glucose is a monosaccharide. Glucose polysaccharides are made of Glucose monomers
whereas, Heparin is a disaccharide. It contain 2 monosaccharides.
Monosaccharides of Haparin are sulfated (SO3 - ) compounds. Hence have negative charge.
Whereas, Glucose is a neutral compound.