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• n  any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules

• Acetylcholine transmits its orders though this amino-polysaccharide.
• Apparently the okra extract contains polysaccharide molecules similar to Dextran.
• Isolating the active substance, a polysaccharide, in ten of the 28 varieties of seaweed, the scientists discovered that this substance acts by blocking the viral adsorption point .

• polyose

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• Scientists discover mineral-making secrets potentially useful for new materials
  Proteins have gotten most of the attention in studies of how organic materials control the initial step of making the first tiny crystals that organisms use to build structures that help them move and protect themselves. Researchers have discovered that certain types of sugars, known as polysaccharides, may also control the timing and placement of minerals that animals use to produce hard ...
  Aug. 1, 2013 - Science Daily
• Geoscientists unearth mineral-making secrets potentially useful for new technologies
  ( Virginia Tech ) Proteins have gotten most of the attention in studies of how organic materials control the initial step of making the first tiny crystals that organisms use to build structures that help them move and protect themselves. Virginia Tech researchers have discovered that certain types of sugars, known as polysaccharides, may also control the timing and placement of minerals that ...
  Aug. 1, 2013 - EurekAlert!