Question

What is the difference in the structure of proteins and polysaccharides

Answer 1

Polysaccharides are carbohydrates, long chains of monosaccharides, made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, often in a 1:2:1 ratio. Polypeptides are proteins, long chains of amino acids, made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and a variety of other element, not in a particular ratio.

Answer 2

Polysaccharides are carbohydrates, long chains of monosaccharides, made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, often in a 1:2:1 ratio. Polypeptides are proteins, long chains of amino acids, made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and a variety of other element, not in a particular ratio.

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