Which form of Carbohydrate is present in Glycoprotein ?: (A) Monosaccharide, (B) Sugar alcohol, (C) Homo Polysaccharide, (D) Hetero Polysaccharide
Answer is A. Option a : Glycoprotein either contains monosaccharide or Oligosaccharide but never polysaccharide Proteoglycan Glycoprotein Carbohydrate >>>> Protein Protein >>>> Carbohydrate Carbohydrate poion is always a Heteropolysaccharide Carbohydrate poion is either a Monosaccharide or Oligosaccharides (Never a Polysaccharide) Carbohydrate is long and linear Carbohydrate is sho and highly branched e.g. Aggrecan, Syndecan e.g. Collagen