oligosaccharide
a saccharide polymer containing a small number (typically two to ten) of simple sugars (monosaccharides)
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oligosaccharide
Summary
oligosaccharide is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. oligosaccharide ranks in the top 9% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (596 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- oligosaccharide's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
- oligosaccharide is a type of carbohydrate[4].
- oligosaccharide is part of oligosaccharide binding[5].
- oligosaccharide is part of oligosaccharide metabolic process[6].
- oligosaccharide is part of oligosaccharide biosynthetic process[7].
- oligosaccharide is part of oligosaccharide catabolic process[8].
- oligosaccharide is part of oligosaccharide transmembrane transporter activity[9].
- oligosaccharide is part of ABC-type oligosaccharide transporter activity[10].
- oligosaccharide is part of oligosaccharide transport[11].
- oligosaccharide's Commons category is recorded as Oligosaccharides[12].
- oligosaccharide is the opposite of polysaccharide[13].
- oligosaccharide comprises monosaccharide[14].
- oligosaccharide comprises glycosidic bond[15].
- oligosaccharide's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oligosaccharides[16].
Why It Matters
oligosaccharide ranks in the top 9% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (596 views/month).[2] oligosaccharide has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] oligosaccharide is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]