Polysaccharide

Word POLYSACCHARIDE
Character 14
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Definitions and meanings of "Polysaccharide"

What do we mean by polysaccharide?

Any of a class of carbohydrates, such as starch and cellulose, consisting of a number of monosaccharides joined by glycosidic bonds. noun

One of the group of complex carbohydrates which yield simple sugars when hydrolyzed by the action of enzymes, acids, or alkalis. The term sometimes includes the disaccharides and trisaccharides, but is more correctly limited to substances of the general formula (C6H10O5)n, where n is probably a large number. Starch, cellulose, dextrine, glycogen, and gums are polysaccharides. noun

A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds. noun

Any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules noun

A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.

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The word "polysaccharide" in example sentences

The pneumococcal polysaccharide is linked to a harmless protein. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The first example of the fundamental role of the sugar nucleotides in polysaccharide biosynthesis was found by Leloir in 1959 in the case of glycogen. ❋ Unknown (1971)

Ultraviolet light breaks open chitosan, a complex carbohydrate called a polysaccharide, revealing another set of reactive arms. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A polysaccharide is a carbohydrate composed of many single sugar molecules bonded to each other, to be clear. ❋ Agathafrye (2008)

The "polysaccharide" vaccine is given as a single shot to children between 2 years and 6 years of age. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The "polysaccharide" vaccine is made from the sugar that coats the surface of the bacteria. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The authoritative book discusses polysaccharides utilized in medical applications such as polysaccharide-based hydrogels, polysialic acids, proteoglycans, glycolipids, and anticoagulant polysaccharides; renewable resources for the production of various industrial chemicals and engineering plastics polysaccharides; and more. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Once linked, young children are able to make an immune response to the polysaccharide. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Like the Hib vaccine, the pneumococcal vaccine is made from the sugar coating (polysaccharide) of the bacteria. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Unfortunately, children less than 2 years old don't develop very good immune responses to this polysaccharide alone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Once a person reaches 50 years of age, a yearly influenza vaccine is recommended and a one-time pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine is recommended once a person reaches 65 years of age. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A meningococcal vaccine, made using only the polysaccharide coating of meningococcus, has been available for several years. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Protection against pneumococcus is mediated by antibodies directed against the pneumococcal polysaccharide. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Meningococcus is similar to pneumococcus and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in that protection against disease occurs when one develops antibodies to the sugar (or polysaccharide) that coats the bacterium. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The polysaccharide attached to the protein is known as a conjugate vaccine. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Unfortunately, children less than 2 years of age are not very good at making immune responses to the polysaccharide alone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Additionally, there are recommendations for influenza and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines in the adult age groups not mentioned above. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Other vaccines that may be recommended depending on your risk factors (e.g., age, lifestyle, or medical conditions) include hepatitis B, hepatitis A, and the meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The reason that infants and young children are at greatest risk of serious infection is that they are unable to develop immunity to the sugar (or polysaccharide) that coats the bacteria, something that older children do naturally over time. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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