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polysaccharide

long chain of units of monosaccharide (carbohydrate)
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polysaccharide

Summary

polysaccharide is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. polysaccharide ranks in the top 4% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,198 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • polysaccharide's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • polysaccharide is a type of carbohydrate[4].
  • polysaccharide is a type of macromolecule[5].
  • polysaccharide is a type of biopolymer[6].
  • polysaccharide is part of polysaccharide immune receptor activity[7].
  • polysaccharide is part of polysaccharide binding[8].
  • polysaccharide is part of polysaccharide biosynthetic process[9].
  • polysaccharide is part of polysaccharide catabolic process[10].
  • polysaccharide is part of polysaccharide metabolic process[11].
  • polysaccharide is part of glycolysis from storage polysaccharide through glucose-1-phosphate[12].
  • polysaccharide is part of polysaccharide localization[13].
  • polysaccharide is part of polysaccharide transmembrane transporter activity[14].
  • polysaccharide is part of polysaccharide transport[15].
  • polysaccharide's Commons category is recorded as Polysaccharides[16].
  • polysaccharide is the opposite of oligosaccharide[17].
  • polysaccharide comprises carbon[18].
  • polysaccharide comprises hydrogen[19].
  • polysaccharide comprises oxygen[20].
  • polysaccharide's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polysaccharides[21].
  • polysaccharide's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[22].
  • polysaccharide's polymer of is recorded as monosaccharide[23].
  • polysaccharide's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].

Why It Matters

polysaccharide ranks in the top 4% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,198 views/month).[2] polysaccharide has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] polysaccharide is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

carrageenan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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