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On non-polymerized carbohydrate macromolecules
All things in the world contain various macromolecules. There are four common ones, which are proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides and lipids. However, among carbohydrate macromolecules, there are non-polymer ones.
Carbohydrates are important energy-supplying substances for living things, and are also involved in many physiological activities. Generally speaking, polysaccharides are polymers of sugars, which are formed by connecting monosaccharides through glycosidic bonds. For example, starch is a plant energy storage polysaccharide, which is polymerized by glucose; glycogen is an animal energy storage polysaccharide, which is also polymerized by glucose.
There is a class of carbohydrate macromolecules, which are not polymers. It is not composed of many repeated connections of monosaccharides, and is different from the polysaccharide structure. Such non-polymeric carbohydrate macromolecules, although they do not have the regularly repeated structure of polysaccharides, have unique functions in vivo.
Non-polymeric carbohydrate macromolecules, or exist on the surface of cells, participate in cell recognition and signal transduction. The mutual recognition of cells is related to important physiological processes such as embryonic development and immune response. Such special carbohydrate macromolecules, with their unique chemical structure, precisely transmit information between cells, like messengers of secret words.
Or in some biologically active substances, non-polymeric carbohydrate macromolecules are key components. It combines with proteins or lipids to form complexes such as glycoproteins and glycolipids, which affect the functions of bioactive substances. For example, glycoproteins on some cell membranes play an important role in cell adhesion and material transportation.
In summary, although non-polymerized carbohydrate macromolecules are not among the polymers, they are of great significance in life activities. Its unique structure and function are an important field of biochemical research, and we need to explore them in depth to understand the mysteries of life.
All things in the world contain various macromolecules. There are four common ones, which are proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides and lipids. However, among carbohydrate macromolecules, there are non-polymer ones.
Carbohydrates are important energy-supplying substances for living things, and are also involved in many physiological activities. Generally speaking, polysaccharides are polymers of sugars, which are formed by connecting monosaccharides through glycosidic bonds. For example, starch is a plant energy storage polysaccharide, which is polymerized by glucose; glycogen is an animal energy storage polysaccharide, which is also polymerized by glucose.
There is a class of carbohydrate macromolecules, which are not polymers. It is not composed of many repeated connections of monosaccharides, and is different from the polysaccharide structure. Such non-polymeric carbohydrate macromolecules, although they do not have the regularly repeated structure of polysaccharides, have unique functions in vivo.
Non-polymeric carbohydrate macromolecules, or exist on the surface of cells, participate in cell recognition and signal transduction. The mutual recognition of cells is related to important physiological processes such as embryonic development and immune response. Such special carbohydrate macromolecules, with their unique chemical structure, precisely transmit information between cells, like messengers of secret words.
Or in some biologically active substances, non-polymeric carbohydrate macromolecules are key components. It combines with proteins or lipids to form complexes such as glycoproteins and glycolipids, which affect the functions of bioactive substances. For example, glycoproteins on some cell membranes play an important role in cell adhesion and material transportation.
In summary, although non-polymerized carbohydrate macromolecules are not among the polymers, they are of great significance in life activities. Its unique structure and function are an important field of biochemical research, and we need to explore them in depth to understand the mysteries of life.
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