Monosaccharides are, to polysaccharides as, are, to amino acids : proteins, protein phosphates: lipids, nucleic acids : nucleotides, glycerol : fatty acids.
Biology · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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The relationship between monosaccharides and polysaccharides is analogous to the relationship between amino acids and proteins.
Monosaccharides are the simplest form of carbohydrates, consisting of a single sugar molecule. They can join together through chemical bonds to form larger, more complex carbohydrates called polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are made up of multiple monosaccharide units linked together.
Similarly, amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. Proteins are large molecules made up of chains of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. Just as monosaccharides form polysaccharides, amino acids combine to form proteins through peptide bond formation.