Mesh term Oligosaccharides
Browse to parent terms:Polysaccharides
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Disaccharides
Oligosaccharides, Branched-Chain
Trisaccharides
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